Arizona Coyotes (19-18-5, fifth in the West Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (28-9-4, first in the West Division)
Denver; Monday, 9 pm EDT
OVERVIEW: Nathan MacKinnon and Colorado face Arizona. MacKinnon ranks sixth in the NHL with 50 points, scoring 16 goals and totaling 34 assists.
The Avalanches are 28-9-4 against opponents in the West Division. Colorado averages 9.9 points per game to lead the NHL, recording 3.6 goals and 6.4 assists per game.
The Coyotes are 19-18-5 in divisional play. Arizona is last in the NHL with 26.2 shots per game.
In their last meeting on March 31, Colorado won 9-3. Joonas Donskoi scored three goals for Avalanche in the victory.
BEST PERFORMANCES: Mikko Rantanen leads the avalanche with 23 goals, adding 25 assists and accumulating 48 points. MacKinnon has six goals and nine assists in the last 10 games for Colorado.
Phil Kessel leads the Coyotes with 15 goals and has 32 points. Alex Goligoski has one goal and eight assists in Arizona’s last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging four goals, 6.8 assists, 5.4 penalties and 14.7 penalty minutes, while conceding 2.5 goals per game with a save percentage of .900.
Coyotes: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes, allowing 3.2 goals per game with a save percentage of .898.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Patrik Nemeth: day to day (undisclosed), Bowen Byram: day to day (head), Logan O’Connor: out (lower body), Matt Calvert: out (undisclosed), Dennis Gilbert: outside (face).
Coyotes: Jordan Gross: day to day (lower body), Darcy Kuemper: out (lower body), Antti Raanta: out (lower body).
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