Overview
- Colorado enters on a seven-game winning streak and a 13-game home winning run, with a 15-0-2 record at Ball Arena this season.
- The Avalanche have allowed 81 goals in 37 games, while the Kings are the only other team under 100 goals against at 92.
- Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado with 31 goals, 33 assists and 64 points, following a three-point night and shootout winner in a 6-5 victory at Vegas.
- Jared Bednar adjusted his forwards, moving Gavin Brindley to the fourth line and restoring Jack Drury as the third-line center.
- This is the second of three meetings this season after Colorado’s 4-1 win in the opener, with the rematch set for March 2 in Los Angeles.