Overview
- Puck drop is set for 7:08 p.m. MT at Ball Arena, where Colorado is 14-0-2 and enters the break with the league’s most points.
- Scott Wedgewood is expected to start for the Avalanche under Jared Bednar’s goalie rotation, with Karel Vejmelka projected for Utah.
- This is the third of four meetings this season, with the series tied 1-1 after Utah’s overtime win on Oct. 21 and Colorado’s home-opening victory.
- Utah arrives having won four of its past six games, led by Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz at 12 goals and 20 assists apiece.
- Short-term milestones are in play, with Nathan MacKinnon three goals from 400 and Brock Nelson three assists shy of 300.