Colorado faces Vegas, looks for 6th straight road win

Updated Feb. 16, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Colorado Avalanche (34-9-4, first in the Central) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (28-17-3, second in the Pacific)

Las Vegas; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST

LINE: Golden Knights -108, Avalanche -112; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Colorado visits Vegas aiming to extend its five-game road winning streak.

The Golden Knights are 15-9-1 in conference play. Vegas ranks sixth in the Western Conference averaging 5.5 assists per game, led by Chandler Stephenson with 0.6.

The Avalanche are 21-5-2 in conference games. Colorado leads the Western Conference with 41 power-play goals, led by Mikko Rantanen with 10.

In their last matchup on Oct. 26, Vegas won 3-1. Stephenson recorded a team-high 2 points for the Golden Knights.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights with 20 goals, adding 13 assists and recording 33 points. Brett Howden has four goals over the last 10 games for Vegas.

Nazem Kadri has 62 total points while scoring 20 goals and totaling 42 assists for the Avalanche. Gabriel Landeskog has eight goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-3-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .912 save percentage.

Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game with a .941 save percentage.

INJURIES: Golden Knights: Robin Lehner: day to day (upper body).

Avalanche: Bowen Byram: out (personal).

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