How to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 3-22-2024

The Colorado Avalanche (44-20-5) will aim to continue a seven-game win streak when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-34-12) at home on Friday, March 22 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, and BSOH.

Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets Game TV Channel & Live Stream

• Date: Friday, March 22, 2024
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Blue Jackets Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Avalanche Insights

• The Avalanche lead the league with 256 total goals (3.7 per game).
• The Avalanche rank 12th in goals against, giving up 206 total goals (3.0 per game) in league play.
• They have the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +50.
• The 60 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 241 power-play chances.
• The Avalanche’s 24.90% power-play conversion rate ranks seventh-best in the league.
• The Avalanche have recorded seven shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL teams).
• The Avalanche’s 81.70% penalty-kill success rate is ninth-best in the league.
• The Avalanche win 48% of their faceoffs (23rd in the NHL)
• The Avalanche make 11.3% of their shots (fifth in the league).
• The Avalanche have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.1 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Key Players

• One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has recorded 117 points in 69 games.
• Mikko Rantanen has 37 goals and 56 assists for Colorado to compile 93 total points (1.3 per game).
• Cale Makar has created 75 points for Colorado in 64 games this season, scoring on 8.8% of his shots and recording 17 goals and 58 assists.
• In the 54 games Alexandar Georgiev has played this season, his save percentage is .902, 38th in the league.

Avalanche Injuries

Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Logan O’Connor: Lower Body (Out For Season), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)

Blue Jackets Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ 200 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank them 24th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have conceded 248 total goals this season (3.6 per game), 29th in the league.
• Their -48 goal differential is 28th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 27 power-play goals (32nd in NHL) on 188 chances.
• The Blue Jackets score on 14.36% of their power plays, No. 31 in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have four shorthanded goals (20th in league).
• The Blue Jackets’ have the 22nd-ranked penalty kill percentage (77.16%).
• The Blue Jackets are 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.2%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.5%, the Blue Jackets are 23rd in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have held their opponents scoreless one time.

Blue Jackets Key Players

• Johnny Gaudreau has scored 11 goals (0.2 per game) and put up 40 assists (0.6 per game), fueling the Columbus offense with 51 total points (0.7 per game).
• Zachary Werenski has helped lead the offense for Columbus this season with five goals and 37 assists.
• Columbus’ Kirill Marchenko is among the top offensive players on the team with 33 total points (18 goals and 15 assists).
• Elvis Merzlikins has a 12-15-8 record this season, with a .900 save percentage (45th in the league). He has 1033 saves, and has given up 115 goals (3.3 goals against average).

Blue Jackets Injuries

Justin Danforth: Concussion (Out), Adam Fantilli: Leg (Out), Patrik Laine: Collarbone (Out), Sean Kuraly: Lower Body (Out), Kent Johnson: Shoulder (Out For Season), Yegor Chinakhov: Upper Body (Questionable), Adam Boqvist: Upper Body (Questionable), Zachary Werenski: Illness (Questionable)