Avalanche Host Mammoth in Final Game Before NHL Holiday Pause

Overview

• Puck drops Tuesday night at Ball Arena in Denver, marking Colorado’s last outing before the NHL’s three-day break.
• The Avalanche sit at 26-2-7 and will lead the league into the pause, owning a 14-0-2 home mark with 12 straight wins in Denver.
• Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 30 goals and ranks second with 61 points, while Cale Makar paces defensemen in scoring.
• Scott Wedgewood is expected in net for Colorado with Karel Vejmelka likely for Utah, consistent with Jared Bednar’s alternating approach in goal.
• The season series is tied 1-1 entering this third of four meetings, and Utah arrives having won four of six after Clayton Keller’s 13‑second OT winner on Sunday.