The New York Islanders look for their first winning streak since Thanksgiving weekend on Monday as they skate into Denver to face the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. The Islanders won the first meeting between these teams on Oct. 29 by a score of 5-4, overcoming a 3-0 deficit with five consecutive goals. They can complete the season sweep of the Avalanche with a road win tonight. Colorado has won three of its last four games and enters tonight’s game with a better road record (9-6-0) than it has at home (7-5-2). The Avalanche have won each of the last two meetings inside Ball Arena, with New York’s last win at Colorado coming in Dec. 2018.
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Game Date: Dec. 19, 2022
Game Time: 9:00 pm ET
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Colorado owns the NHL’s fifth-best power play unit, scoring on 27.7 percent of chances with the man advantage, as three different skaters have double-digit power play assists, led by winger Mikko Rantanen and defenseman Cale Makar.
The Islanders have three skaters with double-digit goals and assists, led by center Brock Nelson’s 33 points. The 31-year-old Minnesota native has a point in 10 of his last eleven games and is one power play assist shy of posting a career-high with seven.
Despite the Islanders having a solid 18-13-1 record, they currently trail the New Jersey Devils in a crowded Metropolitan Division by seven points entering tonight’s action.
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