The Colorado Avalanche (21-11-2) visit the Arizona Coyotes (17-14-2) on Wednesday, December 27 at 9:00 PM ET on ALT, SCRIPPS, and ESPN+. The Avalanche have dropped five in a row away and the Coyotes are on a three-game home winning streak.
Avalanche vs. Coyotes Game Info
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Coyotes Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche score the second-most goals in the NHL (124 total, 3.6 per game).
- The Avalanche have given up 103 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 14th in NHL play in goals against.
- They have the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +21.
- The 30 power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season are third-best in the NHL (on 127 power-play chances).
- The Avalanche rank 10th in the league with a 23.62% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche have the league’s sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.33%).
- The Avalanche win 49.1% of their faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
- The Avalanche have an 11.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 15.7 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- With 18 goals and 36 assists this season, Nathan MacKinnon is one of Colorado’s leading contributors (54 points).
- Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s important contributors currently with 42 total points (17 goals and 25 assists) to his name.
- Through 29 games, Cale Makar has proven himself as a contributor for Colorado. He has 39 points (eight goals and 31 assists).
- Ivan Prosvetov (4-3-1) has a 2.8 goals against average and a save percentage of .906 for Colorado.
Avalanche Injuries
Artturi Lehkonen: Neck (Out),
Samuel Girard: Personal (Out),
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out),
Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out),
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)
Coyotes Insights
- The Coyotes’ 101 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank them 19th in the NHL.
- The Coyotes concede 2.9 goals per game (95 in total), the 10th-fewest in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +6, they are 13th in the league.
- The Coyotes have 26 power-play goals (10th-most in NHL) on 112 chances.
- The Coyotes’ power-play percentage (23.21) puts them 11th in the league.
- The Coyotes have two shorthanded goals (19th in league).
- The 80.2% penalty-kill percentage of the Coyotes is 14th in the league.
- The Coyotes are 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.4%).
- The 11.3% shooting percentage of the Coyotes is fourth in the league.
- The Coyotes have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Coyotes Key Players
- Clayton Keller’s 12 goals and 18 assists in 33 games for Arizona add up to 30 total points on the season.
- Matias Maccelli has totaled 24 total points (0.7 per game) this season. He has six goals and 18 assists.
- Nick Schmaltz is a crucial contributor on offense for Arizona with 10 goals and 12 assists.
- Karel Vejmelka is 5-7-2 on the season, giving up 41 goals (3.0 goals against average) and collecting 394 saves with a .906 save percentage (27th in the league).
Coyotes Injuries
Shea Weber: Ankle (Out),
Travis Boyd: Upper Body (Out),
Jakub Voracek: Concussion (Out),
Bryan Little: Upper Body (Out For Season),
Vladislav Kolyachonok: Lower Body (Out),
Barrett Hayton: Upper Body (Out)