Game Day: Jets at Avalanche

By: Posted: 7:20 AM CDT Friday, Oct. 28, 2016

Tonight: Jets at Avalanche (3-2-0) at Jets (3-4-0), 8 p.m., TSN3, TSN1290

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Tonight: Jets at Avalanche (3-2-0) at Jets (3-4-0), 8 p.m., TSN3, TSN1290

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Tonight: Jets at Avalanche (3-2-0) at Jets (3-4-0), 8 p.m., TSN3, TSN1290

ABOUT THE AVALANCHE

— The Avalanche are coming off a rare five-day break after their most recent game Saturday, a 5-2 loss to the host Florida Panthers. Colorado has played just five games this season, while every other team in the Central Division has played at least two.

— Colorado is coached by Jared Bednar, 44, of Yorkton, Sask., who was hired in late August. He replaced Patrick Roy, who abruptly quit as head coach and VP of hockey operations earlier that month. Bednar won the AHL’s Calder Cup championship as bench boss of the Lake Erie Monsters last season.

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Florida Panthers center Vincent Trocheck battles Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene, who played his 500th career game, for the puck Saturday.
, — ALAN DIAZ / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Florida Panthers center Vincent Trocheck battles Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene, who played his 500th career game, for the puck Saturday. ,

— Avalanche centre Matt Duchene, who played his 500th career game Saturday, continues to be one of the club’s offensive leaders, scoring three goals and adding two assists in five games. Forward Nathan MacKinnon and defenceman Patrick Wiercioch share the team scoring lead with Duchene, with a goal and four assists each.

— Veteran forward John Mitchell could make his season debut Friday at home. The 31-year-old Oakville, Ont., product missed the first five games of the season with a hip flexor injury. Rookie forward Mikko Rantanen, 19, could make his season debut after the Finn suffered an ankle injury during rookie camp. Colorado forward Rene Bourque (groin) and defenceman Fedor Tyutin (groin) are listed as day to day.

COLORADO AVALANCHE

1 Semyon Varlamov G
31 Calvin Pickard G
4 Tyson Barrie D
6 Erik Johnson D
7 John Mitchell C
8 Joe Colborne C
9 Matt Duchene C
12 Jarome Iginla RW
14 Blake Comeau LW
16 Nikita Zadorov D
17 Rene Bourque LW
25 Mikhail Grigorenko C
27 Andreas Martinsen C
28 Patrick Wiercioch D
29 Nathan MacKinnon C
32 Francois Beauchemin D
34 Carl Soderberg C
44 Eric Gelinas D
51 Fedor Tyutin D
55 Cody McLeod LW
57 Gabriel Bourque LW
92 Gabriel Landeskog LW
96 Mikkio Rantanen RW

WINNIPEG JETS

34 Michael Hutchinson
37 Connor Hellebuyck
4 Paul Postma D
5 Mark Stuart D
7 Ben Chiarot D
13 Brandon Tanev LW
16 Shawn Matthias LW
17 Adam Lowry C
22 Chris Thorburn RW
26 Blake Wheeler RW
27 Nikolaj Ehlers LW
29 Patrik Laine LW
33 Dustin Byfuglien D
39 Toby Enstrom D
40 Joel Armia RW
44 Josh Morrissey D
55 Mark Scheifele C
57 Tyler Myers D
81 Kyle Connor RW
85 Mathieu Perreault C
91 Alex Burmistrov C