The Colorado Avalanche (15-7-2) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they face the Anaheim Ducks (10-14) at home on Tuesday, December 5 at 9:00 PM ET on ALT, BSSC, BSSD, and ESPN+.
Avalanche vs. Ducks Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Ducks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche score the second-most goals in the league (86 total, 3.6 per game).
- Defensively, the Avalanche are conceding 70 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 15th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+16) makes them eighth-best in the league.
- The 19 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 94 power-play chances.
- The Avalanche are 16th in the league with a 20.21% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (85.56%).
- The Avalanche win 47.3% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL)
- The Avalanche make 11.2% of their shots (seventh in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 15.6 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- Cale Makar is one of Colorado’s top contributors this season with 34 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 12.3%.
- With eight goals and 23 assists, Nathan MacKinnon is one of the top contributors for Colorado with his 31 points (1.3 per game).
- Mikko Rantanen has created 31 points for Colorado in 24 games this season, netting a goal on 16.2% of his shots and putting up 12 goals and 19 assists.
- In six games played this season, Ivan Prosvetov (2-1-1) has allowed 11 goals.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out),
Cale Makar: Undisclosed (Questionable),
Samuel Girard: Personal (Out),
Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out),
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season),
Artturi Lehkonen: Undisclosed (Out)
Ducks Insights
- With 66 goals (2.8 per game), the Ducks have the NHL’s 26th-ranked offense.
- The Ducks have given up 84 total goals this season (3.5 per game), 25th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -18, they are 28th in the league.
- The Ducks have 17 power-play goals (13th in NHL) on 78 chances.
- The Ducks’ power-play percentage (21.79) puts them 13th in the league.
- This season, the Ducks have two shorthanded goals (15th in league).
- The 79.44% penalty-kill percentage of the Ducks is 16th in the NHL.
- The Ducks are 23rd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.1%).
- With a shooting percentage of 9.3%, the Ducks are 25th in the league.
- The Ducks have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Ducks Key Players
- Frank Vatrano’s 14 goals and nine assists in 24 games for Anaheim add up to 23 total points on the season.
- Mason McTavish has totaled 21 total points (0.9 per game) this season. He has 10 goals and 11 assists.
- Ryan Strome is a key contributor on offense for Anaheim with three goals and 14 assists.
- Lukas Dostal is 5-4-0 on the season, giving up 35 goals (4.3 goals against average) and amassing 253 saves with an .878 save percentage (61st in the league).
Ducks Injuries
Isac Lundestrom: Achilles (Out),
Jakob Silfverberg: Undisclosed (Questionable),
Jamie Drysdale: Lower Body (Out),
Trevor Zegras: Lower Body (Out)