Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Panthers

COLORADO AVALANCHE (20-15-3) VS FLORIDA PANTHERS (18-19-4)
7:30 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche return to Ball Arena to take on the Florida Panthers for a Tuesday night showdown. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. MT on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

The Avs look to continue the momentum after manufacturing a 3-2 comeback victory in overtime in Edmonton Saturday night. After being down 2-0 heading into the third period, Nathan MacKinnon and Brad Hunt knotted the game at 2-2 before Cale Makar netted his fourth career overtime goal to snap the Avs' five-game losing streak.
Florida suffered a 5-1 defeat on Sunday in Dallas. Carter Verhaeghe scored the lone goal for the Panthers. Florida has won two of the last three games and is currently in their third of a four-game road trip.

HISTORY

Colorado owns a 26-11-8 all-time mark versus Florida, with a 10-6-6 record at home.
Since the franchise moved to Denver, the Avs hold a 22-9-7 record versus the Panthers.
Tuesday's game is the first of two contests between the two teams this season, with the final outing in the Sunshine State on Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. MT.
The Avs are 12-5-3 against Eastern Conference opponents this season.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS

Following his arrival to the Panthers via trade from Calgary this past offseason, Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida in points (49), goals (20) and assists (29). Verhaeghe is second in scoring on the team with 32 points (19G, 13A).
Brandon Montour sits in seventh among NHL blueliners in points (32) and assists (26).

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog Lower body
Bowen ByramLower body
Josh MansonLower body
Pavel Francouz Unknown
Valeri Nichushkin Lower body

DOING THE MOST

Nathan MacKinnon has notched 11 points (5G, 6A) versus Florida in his career, which is the most by an active Avs player against the Panthers franchise.
Alexandar Georgiev holds a 1-0-0 record against the Panthers, stopping 36 of the 38 shots he faced back on Oct. 23, 2018.

NUMBERS GAME

252
MacKinnon notched the 252nd goal of his career versus the Oilers, which is now tied with Anton Stastny for fifth place on the Avs' all-time scoring list.
33:09
Makar recorded 33:09 of ice time against the Oilers, the most by an Avalanche player since Adam Foote played 34:33 at Boston in 2003 and the eighth-most in Colorado history.
1
Brad Hunt registered his first goal in an Avalanche sweater at 8:19 of the third period versus the Oilers.