Forward Nathan MacKinnon skated in his 400th contest on Nov. 30 against the St. Louis Blues, the same night J.T. Compher reached his first century mark. Second-year defenseman Samuel Girard also reached the 100-games-played milestone on Dec. 2 at the Detroit Red Wings.
Nemeth played his first 108 outings with the Dallas Stars before Colorado claimed him on waivers right before the 2017-18 season began.
Last year, he led Colorado and ranked fourth among NHL rear guards with a plus-27 rating, the highest by an Avs player since 2003-04 when Alex Tanguay was a plus-30 and the best by a team defenseman since Adam Foote was a plus-30 in 2002-03.
During that campaign, he set career highs in almost every category with 15 points, three goals, 12 assists and 68 games.
"I am a little bit more consistent at times, a little bit more confident at times," he said of how he has improved since joining Colorado. "There are still a lot of things to improve and that is what I am trying to do every day here."
Nemeth and the Avs will have to be sound defensively against Florida. The Panthers have scored 12 times in their last three games and are 3-1-2 in their last six outings.
"They are a dangerous team. [Our] commitment to track and reload and get above pucks is going to be the key, it always is for us. It's one of the staples of our identity," head coach Jared Bednar said of Florida following the team's morning skate at BB&T Center. "If you look at their team, they are dangerous. They had a little bit of a slow start, but now they are starting to find their game and they are starting to come along.
"Their goaltending has been good, but they got a bunch of weapons over there, both upfront and then they get the help from the backend… It's not just our defensemen's job to shut these guys down, we will have to have a full commitment from all five guys on the ice all night."
