Colorado Travels to Vegas on Second Leg of Back-to-Back

Following a comeback victory at home after a long road trip, the Colorado Avalanche turn around to immediately take on the Golden Knights in Vegas on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. MT.

Colorado just traveled to Vegas on Jan. 16 for the most recent matchup between these two teams, with the Avs recording a shutout win 2-0. Gabriel Landeskog scored one goal while Mikko Rantanen scored the other. Cale Makar assisted on both goals, with Devon Toews and Nathan MacKinnon both grabbing one assist of their own.
Following the contest, The Avs head into March with a home game against the New York Islanders.

Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nev.
| Game Time: | 8 p.m. MT | | --- | --- | | TV: | Altitude, AT&T Sportsnet - Rocky Mountain (VGK) - blackouts apply | | Radio: | Altitude Sports Radio, FM 92.5/AM 950 (KKSE) | | Live Streams: | AltitudeNow.com, Official app, ESPN+- blackouts apply | | Online Audio: | Listen Live Here | | Follow: | @Avalanche, Official app, Gamecenter |

COLORADO-VEGAS CONNECTIONS

Vegas forward Jake Leschyshyn's father, Curtis, is a pro scout with the Avalanche and played for the franchise from 1988-1996, winning the Stanley Cup in 1996.
HISTORY
Since Vegas joined the league in 2017-18, the Avs are 10-6-1 when facing Vegas, including a 5-1-1 mark at Ball Arena. So far this season they have split games (1-1-0), with this matchup being the tiebreaker.
ROSTER REPORT
Pavel Francouz has started in the two most recent contests. With Kuemper recording a shutout last time the Avs played Vegas, he is likely to see a start tonight.
INJURY REPORT
Bowen Byram is practicing, yet still out due to lingering concerns over past head injuries. Stefan Matteau is sidelined rehabbing a lower body injury.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Knights, who are also playing on the second leg of a back-to-back, have dropped four of the last five (1-3-1), including last night with a 3-1 loss against the Arizona Coyotes.
Vegas is 21st in the league in power play percentage (19.3 percent) and 16th in the league in penalty kill (79.9 percent).

(OPPOSING) PLAYER TO WATCH: Max Pacioretty
Left winger Max Pacioretty has 27 points so far this season (15 goals, 12 assists). He has recently been contributing big in wins for Vegas with two goals against the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 18 and one goal, one assist against the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 20.
NUMBERS GAME
8
Of the eight players that scored or assisted for the Avs last night, each of them had a multi-point game.
80
The Avs have become the first team to hit the 80-point mark this season, faster than any other club in franchise history.
5
Gabriel Landeskog has recorded his fifth career hat trick. He is the first Avalanche player to have two hat tricks against the same team in the same season.
NOTEBOOK
Cale Makar sets a career high with a seven-game assist/point streak. It is the second longest streak by any Avs defenseman in franchise history and is also tied for the longest assist streak by an NHL blueliner this season... Last night's three-goal comeback equals the longest comeback of the season for Colorado.