Avalanche Visit Islanders With Blackwood in Net as Nelson Returns to Long Island

Injury-hit New York hosts the league’s hottest team riding a 17-game regulation-unbeaten run.

Overview

Colorado enters at 19-1-6 with a +50 goal differential and no regulation loss since Oct. 25.
Mackenzie Blackwood starts for the Avalanche with Trent Miner backing up, while Ilya Sorokin starts for the Islanders.
Coach Jared Bednar says Scott Wedgewood is day-to-day after leaving the last game and will not dress tonight.
The Islanders are without defenseman Alexander Romanov for roughly 5–6 months and forward Kyle Palmieri for the season after an ACL tear.
Brock Nelson plays his first game on Long Island since being traded from the Islanders, and puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at UBS Arena to open Colorado’s four-game road trip.