The Colorado Avalanche will play its second outing of its current five-game road trip at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The Avs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Tuesday for their third win in a row and first shutout of the season, putting the club in second place in the Central Division with an 11-5-2 record and 24 points. The club’s point total also puts the Avs in a tie for third place in the Western Conference with the 11-6-2 Arizona Coyotes.
Nathan MacKinnon (26 points–11 goals, 15 assists) and Cale Makar (18 points–five goals, 13 assists) continue to lead Colorado offensively after 18 games. Joonas Donskoi has notched 14 points (nine goals, five assists) to take third while Nazem Kadri has recorded the fourth-most points with 13 (six goals, seven assists).
In the six games in November so far, Nathan MacKinnon has tallied a team-high nine points (four goals, five assists), followed by Cale Makar’s eight points (four goals, four assists) and Joonas Donskoi’s six points (four goals, two assists). MacKinnon’s nine points put him in a tie for fourth-most points this month in the NHL.