Avalanche Take Three-Game Winning Streak to Columbus
Colorado visits Columbus on November 3, seeking a fourth straight win. The Avalanche are 9-5-1, while the Blue Jackets are 5-7.
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 3, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. EST. Colorado has won three consecutive games and enters at 9-5-1; Columbus is 5-7 overall and 4-3 at home. The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Colorado leads the league with 64 goals, an average of 4.3 per game, but has a 2-4-0 record on the road. Artturi Lehkonen leads the Avalanche with 12 goals and five assists. Martin Necas has five goals and eight assists over his past 10 games.
Zachary Kenneth Werenski has 10 assists for Columbus, while Kent Johnson has tallied six goals and four assists in his past 10 games. Over their last 10 contests, the Blue Jackets are 4-6-0 and have averaged 2.1 goals per game; Colorado is 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals.
Isac Lundestrom is out for Columbus with an Achilles injury. Colorado will be without Zachary L’Heureux, who has an upper-body injury, and Josh Manson, who has a lower-body injury. The listed odds favor Colorado at -135, with Columbus at +111; the over/under is 6.5 goals.