Overview
- Head coach Adam Foote confirmed Kevin Lankinen starts for Vancouver, with Jiri Patera backing up as Thatcher Demko is managed for rest.
- Foote said Demko skated this weekend and indicated he should be ready to face the Jets on Tuesday.
- Colorado is expected to start Mackenzie Blackwood for his second appearance of the season after Scott Wedgewood handled Saturday’s win.
- The Avalanche arrive 9-1-5 after a 9-1 win in Edmonton, with Nathan MacKinnon on an eight-game point streak and tied for the NHL lead in goals and points.
- Both teams are on the second night of back-to-backs with no morning skates, and Colorado’s power play remains a weak spot after going 0-for-7 Saturday and 1-for-28 on the road this season.