NOVEMBER 9, 2023•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Avalanche out for revenge when Kraken visitNov 7, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Ryan Johansen (12) celebrates his goal with left wing Tomas Tatar (90) and def...
Fredrik Olofsson - Ready to returnOlofsson (upper body) is good to play Thursday against Seattle, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.
ImpactOlofsson was kept out of the lineup for Colorado's 6-3 win over New Jersey on Tuesday because of the injury. He has a goal in 10 contests this season. Ondrej Pavel, who logged 6:59 of ice time Tuesday, has been reassigned to AHL Colorado in anticipation of Olofsson's return.
NOVEMBER 8, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Colton fined $5,000 for actions in Avalanche game | NHL.comForward penalized maximum for cross-checking Devils forward Meier
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Jonathan Drouin - Opens on top lineDrouin had one shot on goal and three blocked shots over 11:11 of ice time in Tuesday's 6-3 win over New Jersey.
ImpactDrouin was back on the first line to start the game after serving on the second line in Saturday's shutout loss to Vegas. He was a bit unlucky when Nathan MacKinnon hit a post off Drouin's feed on an odd-man rush. By the third period, he was dropped to the second line, as head coach Jard Bednar stacked the top line with Valeri Nichushkin taking shifts with MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Drouin's TOI was also limited when he served seven minutes of worth of penalties for Ross Colton, who was ejected from the game in the second period. Drouin has not produced a point in nine games after registering an opening-night assist.
NOVEMBER 8, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Ondrej Pavel - Fills in on fourth linePavel had one shot on goal over 6:59 of ice time in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Devils.
ImpactPavel was recalled from AHL Colorado earlier this week and made his NHL debut, replacing Fredrik Olofsson (upper body) as the center of the fourth line. Colorado head coach Jared Bednar told Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now that he was pleased with Pavel's performance but capped his reps (10 shifts) and didn't use him on the penalty kill, because the 23-year-old hadn't been up with the team very long.
NOVEMBER 8, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Colorado takes on Seattle following Rantanen's 2-goal performance
The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken after Mikko Rantanen's two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Avalanche's 6-3 winNOVEMBER 8, 2023•ASSOCIATED PRESS
John Marino - Sends helper in lossMarino posted an assist, three blocked shots and a minus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Avalanche.
ImpactMarino has picked up an assist in six of his last seven games. The 26-year-old blueliner is up to eight helpers, 18 blocked shots, six shots on net, six PIM and a minus-1 rating through 12 contests in a top-four role. While he's chipping in offense regularly for now, it will be tough for Marino to continue at this rate with minimal power-play time.
NOVEMBER 8, 2023•ROTOWIRE
