Overview
- MacKenzie Blackwood was activated off injured reserve and is slated to start tonight against Nashville after a six-game absence, carrying a 13-1-1 record with a .924 save percentage and 2.07 goals-against average.
- Colorado enters at 33-4-8, holding a 11-point lead atop the Central Division, after an overtime loss to Toronto snapped a 17-game home winning streak earlier this week.
- Nashville has conceded 151 goals this season compared with Colorado’s 103 allowed in 45 games, highlighting the visitors’ defensive issues.
- Nathan MacKinnon has 36 goals and needs 22 more to surpass Michel Goulet for the franchise’s single-season record.
- Captain Gabe Landeskog remains in week two of a projected six-to-eight-week recovery from broken ribs.