NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/20/2024

NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/20/2024

Colorado Avalanche (19-15-0, 38 Pts) at Anaheim Ducks (12-14-4, 26 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Friday, December 20
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/KTVD/KCOP-13
Radio:
Colorado Avalanche – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Colorado Avalanche -1.5 ML -225
Anaheim Ducks +1.5 ML +185
O/U 6.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche got back in the win column last night with a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks which moved them back into the final Wild Card spot. Colorado is 6-4-0 in their last ten.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks are now on a two-game winning streak heading into tonight’s matchup against Colorado. They pulled off an upset win over Winnipeg on Wednesday as they beat them 3-2 with goals from Troy Terry and two from Frank Vatrano; Lukas Dostal also turned aside 21 of the 23 shots he faced.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines: 

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Nichushkin
Rantanen-Mittelstadt-Colton
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor
Smith-Ivan-Wagner
Toews-Makar
Girard-Malinski
Middleton-De Haan

Wedgewood
Blackwood

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Carlsson- Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Fabbri
Harkins-Lundestrom-Harkins
Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Dumoulin
Mintyukov-Trouba

Gibson
Dostal

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon this season has 52 points on 13 goals and 39 assists. In his career he’s faced the Ducks 33 times recording 41 points on 16 goals and 25 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Anaheim Ducks

Troy Terry has 25 points on nine goals and 16 assists. In 20 career games against Colorado he has 11 points on five goals and six assists; in the matchup against Colorado earlier this season he had a goal.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

F Gabriel Landeskog – IR
F Jonathan Drouin – Out
D Tucker Poolman – IR
D Josh Manson – IR

Anaheim Ducks

LW Trevor Zegras – IR – Week to week

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – December 22 vs. Seattle Kraken
Anaheim Ducks – December 22 @ Utah Hockey Club

ITR 31: Let Them Fight Inside The Rink

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