Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Coyotes

COLORADO AVALANCHE (41-23-6) VS ARIZONA COYOTES (27-33-12)
7 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche look to get back in the win column as they take on the Arizona Coyotes Friday night. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. MT on Altitude Sports.

LAST TIME OUT

Colorado looks to bounce back after falling to Pittsburgh, 5-2 on Wednesday night. J.T. Compher registered his 15th goal of the season. Devon Toews scored his sixth goal this year and second in the last three games. Nathan MacKinnon tallied an assist to prolong his point streak to 10 games. The Avs are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
Arizona enters Friday's contest following a 4-3 overtime loss in Edmonton. Clayton Keller extended his point streak to 10 games after finding the back of the net twice. Nick Schmaltz notched two assists and J.J. Moser recorded his sixth goal of the season. Netminder Connor Ingram made 27 saves. The Coyotes are 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests.

HISTORY

Colorado owns a 73-53-20 all-time record against Arizona, with a 39-24-10 mark at home.
Since the franchise moved to Denver in 1995-96, the Avs are 56-33-12 versus the Coyotes.
Friday's matchup is the third out of four meetings between the two teams this season, with the final game in Arizona on Sunday (3/26). The season series is split at 1-1, with the Avs winning the most recent game, 3-2 in overtime. Cale Makar scored the game-winner, while Denis Malgin and Nathan MacKinnon both found the back of the net in regulation.

SCOUTING THE COYOTES

Clayton Keller leads Arizona in both goals (34) and assists (44). Since March 1, Keller is tied for the league-lead in goals (10) and is third in points (20), behind Edmonton's Connor McDavid (10G, 13A) and Leon Draisaitl (8G, 13A). Nick Schmaltz is second on the team in scoring with 50 points (21G, 29A).
First-year player Matias Maccelli paces all NHL rookies with 33 assists and is third in points with 40 (7G, 33A).

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Pavel Francouz Lower body
Erik Johnson Lower body
Gabriel LandeskogLower body
Josh Manson Lower body
Artturi Lehkonen Upper body
Evan RodriguesUpper body
Cale MakarLower body

DOING THE MOST

MacKinnon ranks fourth in all-time franchise points versus Arizona with 32 (9G, 23A).
Rantanen has averaged 1.30 points-per-game (14G, 16A) in 23 contests against the Coyotes.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Keller leads all-active Arizona players with 16 points (4G, 12A) in 22 outings against Colorado.

NUMBERS GAME

18
MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 18 games after talling an assist versus Pittsburgh, taking sole possession of the second-longest run in Avs/Nordiques history (Joe Sakic - 23 games in 2000-01).
9
The Avs have scored on the man-advantage in nine consecutive games, matching the club's second-longest streak with a power-play goal since moving to Denver.
90
MacKinnon reached the 90-point mark for the fourth time in his career, tying Peter Forsberg for the fourth-most 90-point campaigns in franchise history.

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

"It felt good. Happy with the way [my body] felt throughout the game even through some battles. It's a good one to build off of." - Avalanche Forward Darren Helm on returning back to the lineup