NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 12/10/2024

Mikko Rantanen skating for the Colorado Avalanche in an away jersey

Colorado Avalanche (16-13-0, 32 Pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (12-13-4, 28 Pts)
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, December 10
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, ESPN+, ALT
Radio:
Colorado – KKSE 950 AM
Pittsburgh – 105.9 FM The X

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado -1.5 ML -162
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche have won back-to-back road games after a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Colorado has allowed the second-most goals in the NHL. The Avs have the seventh-ranked power play in the league at 26.1 percent.

Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have won four straight homes games after a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Pittsburgh is 8-6-2 at home. The Pens have the 16th-ranked penalty kill in the league at 79.8 percent.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Rantanen

Colton–Mittelstadt–Nichushkin

Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Prishchepov-Ivan-Wagner

Toews–Makar

Girard-Malinski

Middleton-De Haan

Wedgewood

Miner

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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Rakell-Crosby-Rust

O’Connor-Malkin-Glass

Bunting-Lizotte-Puljujarvi

Hayes-Acciari-Beauvillier

Pettersson-Karlsson

Pickering-Letang

Graves-Grzelcyk

Jarry

Nedeljkovic

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Pittsburgh Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Sidney Crosby has eight goals and 19 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has five goals and four assists over the last ten games.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Mikko Rantanen has 15 goals and 22 assists for the Avalanche. Ross Colton has eight goals over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Miles Wood – IR – Month to month
LW Jonathan Drouin – Week to week
D Josh Manson – IR
G MacKenzie Blackwood – Day to day

Pittsburgh Penguins

RW Philip Tomasino – Day to day

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – December 12 vs Utah
Pittsburgh Penguins – December 12 at Montreal

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