Florida Panthers (18-19-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (20-15-3, fourth in the Central Division)
Denver; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Florida Panthers after the Avalanche took down the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime.
Colorado has a 20-15-3 record overall and a 9-7-3 record on its home ice. The Avalanche have a +one scoring differential, with 109 total goals scored and 108 given up.
Florida has an 18-19-4 record overall and an 8-13-1 record in road games. The Panthers have a 6-7-3 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mikko Rantanen has 26 goals and 22 assists for the Avalanche. Cale Makar has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Carter Verhaeghe has 19 goals and 13 assists for the Panthers. Brandon Montour has eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Panthers: 4-6-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.8 assists, 5.2 penalties and 15.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Valeri Nichushkin: out (ankle), Pavel Francouz: out (lower-body), Denis Malgin: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower-body), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Bowen Byram: out (undisclosed).
Panthers: Anthony Duclair: out (achilles), Patric Hornqvist: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
