The Colorado Avalanche will play the Washington Capitals on Saturday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
The Colorado Avalanche are 9-5-1 this season after they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Colorado was out shot by a total of 48-15 and went 4-4 on the penalty kill in the win. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.53 goals per game, 2.67 goals against per game, 36.7% on the power play, and 74.1% on the penalty kill this season. Mikko Rantanen has led the Avalanche this season with 11 goals, 14 assists, and 47 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 7-2-1 this season with a 2.70 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
The Washington Capitals are 7-9-3 this season after they lost to the St. Louis Blues in a shootout by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Washington out shot St. Louis by a total of 51-24, but lost 64.7% of the faceoffs in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 2.89 goals per game, 3.21 goals against per game, 19.4% on the power play, and 78.9% on the penalty kill this season. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals this season with nine goals, eight assists, and 76 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 5-8-1 this season with a 2.74 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
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