NHL Clash: Avalanche Welcome Blue Jackets for a Crucial Matchup

Thursday, March 21st, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche is set to welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets following Mikko Rantanen's standout performance of three goals in a narrow 4-3 victory against the St. Louis Blues.

With an impressive home record of 26-6-0, Colorado leads the NHL with a total of 256 goals scored. On the other hand, Columbus shows a road record of 10-16-7 and has a record of 12-14-6 in games where they incur more penalties than their opponents.

Rantanen is Colorado's top scorer with a tally of 37 goals and 56 assists, while Kirill Marchenko leads the scoring for Columbus with 18 goals and 15 assists.

Over their past 10 matchups, Colorado has managed to score an average of 4.2 goals and has taken 3.3 penalties per game, in contrast to allowing only 1.8 goals. Conversely, Columbus's performance shows an average of 2.9 goals scored and 3.1 penalties.

The Avalanche are currently dealing with significant injuries, including Gabriel Landeskog who is out for the season with a knee injury, and Pavel Francouz, sidelined due to a groin injury. The Blue Jackets are facing their own injury challenges with Justin Danforth absent because of a concussion, Kent Johnson out for the season with a shoulder injury, and Patrik Laine missing playtime owing to a collarbone injury.

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