Vancouver Canucks (37-14-6, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (34-18-4, second in the Central Division)
Denver; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -148, Canucks +124; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Colorado Avalanche after J.T. Miller recorded a hat trick in the Canucks' 10-7 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Colorado has a 21-5-0 record at home and a 34-18-4 record overall. The Avalanche have a 21-5-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Vancouver is 18-9-4 on the road and 37-14-6 overall. The Canucks have an 18-4-3 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.
The teams square off Tuesday for the second time this season. The Avalanche won 5-2 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has 33 goals and 58 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
Elias Pettersson has scored 29 goals with 45 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has 11 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.7 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Canucks: 5-3-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.9 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Logan O'Connor: day to day (lower body).
Canucks: Carson Soucy: out (hand), Dakota Joshua: out (hand), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
