The Colorado Avalanche (46-21-5) host the New York Rangers (48-20-4, winners of three straight) at Ball Arena. The matchup on Thursday, March 28 starts at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, and MSG.
Avalanche vs. Rangers Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Rangers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche lead the NHL with 268 total goals (3.7 per game).
- Defensively, the Avalanche are allowing 213 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 13th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+55) makes them third-best in the league.
- The 61 power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 249 power-play chances.
- The Avalanche rank seventh in the league with a 24.50% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche have the league’s eighth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.10%).
- The Avalanche have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 48%.
- The Avalanche shoot 11.3% as a team (fifth in the league).
- The Avalanche have secured four shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.1 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has put up 123 points in 72 games.
- With 39 goals and 58 assists, Mikko Rantanen is one of the top contributors for Colorado with his 97 points (1.3 per game).
- On 202 shots (for 18 goals) and 60 assists, Cale Makar has created 78 points this season.
- In 56 games played this season, Alexandar Georgiev (37-15-3) has given up 155 goals.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Valeri Nichushkin: Lower Body (Questionable), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season), Logan O’Connor: Hip (Out For Season)
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers are eighth in the NHL in scoring (244 goals, 3.4 per game).
- The Rangers’ total of 196 goals given up (2.7 per game) is sixth in the NHL.
- They have the sixth-best goal differential in the league at +48.
- The Rangers have 57 power-play goals (on 220 chances), sixth in the NHL.
- The Rangers’ power-play percentage (25.91) ranks them fourth in the league.
- This season, the Rangers have five shorthanded goals (18th in league).
- At 83.33, the Rangers have the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 52.6%, the Rangers have the league’s sixth-best faceoff win rate.
- With a shooting percentage of 10.9%, the Rangers are eighth in the league.
- The Rangers have held their opponents scoreless five times.
Rangers Key Players
- Artemi Panarin’s 43 goals and 57 assists in 72 games for New York add up to 100 total points on the season.
- Vincent Trocheck has racked up 72 points this season, with 25 goals and 47 assists.
- Chris Kreider is a top contributor on offense for New York with 33 goals and 32 assists.
- Igor Shesterkin is 31-15-2 this season, amassing 1284 saves and allowing 126 goals (2.6 goals against average) with a .911 save percentage (18th in the league).
Rangers Injuries
Blake Wheeler: Lower Body (Out For Season), Ryan Lindgren: Lower Body (Out), Erik Gustafsson: Upper Body (Questionable), Alexander Wennberg: Personal (Questionable), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out For Season), Jacob Trouba: Lower Body (Out)