Before relocating to New Jersey, the Devils were the Colorado Rockies for six seasons from 1976-82. New Jersey defenseman Will Butcher, a University of Denver product was drafted by Colorado in 2013 (fifth round, 123rd overall). Ian Cole and New Jersey forward Kyle Palmieri were teammates at Notre Dame in 2009-10. Avs assistant general manager Craig Billington was drafted by the Devils (No. 23 overall, Round 2) in 1984 and played five-plus seasons in New Jersey (1985-1993).
HISTORY
Since relocating to Denver in 1995, the Avalanche is 20-14-4 against the Devils. The teams' shared history is best known for the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, which the Avalanche won in seven games.
ROSTER REPORT
Bowen Byram is skating but remains out on personal leave.
INJURY REPORT
Andre Burakovsky took a shot in Monday night's game against Long Island and is day-to-day.
SCOUTING THE DEVILS
The Devils continue its stretch of five games in nine days, which includes the current four-game homestand, against the Avalanche club. New Jersey opened the stretch with a 3-1 loss at NY Rangers Friday but followed with a homestand opening 3-2 overtime win against St. Louis
NUMBERS GAME
12
Cale Makar ties Joe Sakic for first on the Avalanche leaderboard for the longest continuous assist streak at 12 games.
100
Logan O'Connor played in his 100th NHL game.
50
Three of the Avs' five goals were scored by defensemen, and Colorado now has 50 goals from its blueline in 2021-22, the most in the NHL and the club's most since the 2005-06 season (52).
NOTEBOOK
Devon Toews notched his 12th goal of the season, ranked fifth among league defensemen. His tally stood as the game-winner, his second of the campaign. Nathan MacKinnon recorded his sixth game of the season with 3+ points.
