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Two of the premier teams in the NHL will do battle on Thursday night in Boston as the Colorado Avalanche take on the Boston Bruins. The Avalanche are third in the Western Conference with a record of 29-13-3. The Bruins come in atop the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 26-8-9 thus far. The puck drops in this interconference showdown at 7:00 PM EST.
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The Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of a strong road trip as they head into Boston. The Avs have gone 2-1 thus far on the road trip including a 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Mikko Rantanen scored a pair of goals in the game and the Avs pushed across four straight goals in the third period to pull away for a 7-4 win over the Senators. Miles Wood tied it at four in the third and Sam Malinski gave them the lead on the power-play as the Avs poured it on to close out the win. Goalie Justus Annunen, in his first appearance this season, turned away 36-of-40 shots in the game.
“On a back-to-back, going against a fresh team, that’s sort of what you need to do, have everyone pulling on the reins, have everyone contributing in different ways,” Logan O’Connor, who added a goal in the third period as well, said.
“I thought Justus (Annunen) was also huge for us when we needed him. He made a lot of key stops and gave us the opportunity to come back there in the third.”
Hugs for Juice!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/WwiuZ9LvJI
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 17, 2024
The Avalanche have been one of the premier teams in the NHL over the past several seasons and appear to be hitting their stride as they head into Boston. Colorado is second in the NHL in goals per game this season. They are fourth in shots on net and fourth in shooting percentage. On the power play, the Avs rank 8th in the league in goal percentage. Defensively, the Avs are not as stout. they rank 16th in the NHL in goals allowed per game this season. The Avs are 22nd in shots allowed and 24% in save percentage. On the penalty kill, the Avs rank tenth in the league.
Key Injuries: LW Artturi Lehkonen, LW Gabriel Landeskog, and D Bowen Byram are out.