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Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Panthers · FRI · FEB 12 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
FRI · FEB 12 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
ALT2 · SCRIPPS
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
@
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
FRI · FEB 12 · 6:00 PM CT
ALT2 · SCRIPPS
Colorado Avalanche
Away · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Nathan MacKinnon: 8 goals on 58 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Avalanche
GOALIES
Panthers
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Avalanche
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Avalanche
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Nathan MacKinnon: 8 goals on 58 shots.

The special-teams edge is the Avalanche's: a 8th-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st. The man to watch is Devon Toews: 6 points in his last 4 against Florida.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Nathan MacKinnon has 8 goals on Jacob Markstrom (58 shots).
(Colorado)
8 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Brock Nelson has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (30 shots).
(Colorado)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Special Teams
Colorado's power play ranks 8th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
8th / 31st PP vs PK
Player
Devon Toews has 6 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals