Ottawa Senators (11-16, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (19-11-2, second in the Central Division)
Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators are looking to end their five-game slide with a victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado is 19-11-2 overall and 12-4-0 at home. The Avalanche serve 11.4 penalty minutes per game to rank fifth in league play.
Ottawa has an 11-16 record overall and a 3-7-0 record on the road. The Senators have a 2-6-0 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has 14 goals and 34 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Drake Batherson has 10 goals and 13 assists for the Senators. Joshua Norris has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Senators: 3-7-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Cale Makar: day to day (lower body), Chris Wagner: out (achilles), Andrew Cogliano: day to day (undisclosed), Artturi Lehkonen: out (neck), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Samuel Girard: out (personal).
Senators: Thomas Chabot: out (leg), Zack MacEwen: day to day (hamstring), Mathieu Joseph: day to day (lower body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
