Colorado Avalanche Game Two Preview
The Colorado Avalanche take a 1-0 season record into California Saturday night. After a huge showing from the top line the Avalanche hope to see a little bit more balanced scoring in Saturday’s contest.
Who is hot?
Mikko Rantanen had 2 goals and 2 assists in game one.
Nathan Mackinnon had 1 goal and 3 assists in game one.
Cale Makar had 1 goal and 1 assist in game one.
Of the players not expected to make such a large contribution to the score card Colton Ross had a big game. Ross had an assist and 3 shots on goal and 2 blocked shots. It is notable to mention that this was his first real National Hockey League action participating on the penalty kill as he looked solid there as well. While many may think that the goal he assisted on was “just an empty net” it was a goal that doesn’t happen if Ross Miles Wood and Tomáš Tatar are not forechecking hard and playing strong through the neutral zone. Without hard work, the empty netter and final insurance marker Doesn’t happen.
San Jose had a record of 22-14-16 overall and 22-14-16 on home ice. While this is not the same team as last season most pundits expect them to have a rough season this year as well. They are a team with some solid prospects for the future, but they are not quite there yet.
Whos out?
For the Avalanche they have a few injuries to work with
Andrew Cogliano: day to day (neck)
Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee)
Pavel Francouz: out (groin)
As of the writing of this article, the sharks have no one on their injury list.
How and where to watch?
The puck drop will be at 10:00 p.m. EST. Saturday the 14th.
For the national broadcast, you can watch the game on NHL Power Play ESPN+
Locally you can see the game on Altitude and NBCSCA
Betting Odds?
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Predictions?
I see the Avalanche taking this game fairly easily tonight with a scoreline of 5-2. Who do you think will win? Drop your score predictions in the comments section let’s see how close you can get!
