Avalanche Welcome Red Wings in First Meeting of Season

The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings meet in Denver on November 7 for their first game against each other this season. The non-conference matchup is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern time.

Colorado is 9-6-2 overall and has won six of eight home games. The Avalanche are 7-1-1 when their opponents take more penalties. Detroit has a 7-7-3 record, including a 3-2-2 mark on the road, and is 1-2-1 in games settled by one goal.

Cale Makar leads Colorado with four goals and 14 assists. Artturi Lehkonen has scored eight times and added three assists in his past 10 games. For Detroit, Lucas Raymond has six goals and 10 assists, while Emmitt Finnie has contributed five goals and three assists over his last 10 games.

Both teams are 5-4-1 over their past 10 games. Colorado has averaged 3.7 goals scored and 3.3 allowed per game in that span; Detroit has averaged 3.1 goals scored and 2.9 allowed.

Colorado will be without Zachary L’Heureux and Josh Manson. Detroit’s listed absences are Albert Johansson, John Gibson, Mason Appleton and Marco Kasper.