Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueAvalanche take on the Capitals following Rantanen's hat trick
Washington Capitals (10-4-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (9-8, in the Central Division)
Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Washington Capitals after Mikko Rantanen recorded a hat trick in the Avalanche's 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings.
Colorado has a 6-5-0 record at home and a 9-8 record overall. The Avalanche have a 4-1-0 record in one-goal games.
Washington is 10-4-1 overall and 3-2-0 in road games. The Capitals are 3-0-1 in games decided by a goal.
Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has seven goals and 26 assists for the Avalanche. Sam Malinski has scored goals over the last 10 games.
Alexander Ovechkin has scored 10 goals with nine assists for the Capitals. Hendrix Lapierre has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 2.8 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 11/15
Statistics
WSH | COL | |
---|---|---|
2.93 | Goals Against per Game | 3.71 |
28.2 | Shots Against per Game | 25.4 |
85.4 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 72.7 |
7 | Power Play Goals Against | 12 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
4.13 | Goals For per Game | 3.47 |
30.0 | Shots per Game | 30.8 |
6 | Power Play Goals | 18 |
12.2 | Power Play Percentage | 31.6 |
2 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
131 | Penalty Minutes | 136 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
Jonathan Drouin, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
Gabriel Landeskog, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
Cale Makar, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 7 |
Valeri Nichushkin, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Lars Eller, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 14 |
Sonny Milano, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
Jakob Chychrun, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 8 |
Matt Roy, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 5 |
Alexander Alexeyev, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 30 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Carolina | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Washington | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Columbus | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |