Colorado Avalanche (9-5-1, in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Columbus, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Avalanche -135, Blue Jackets +111; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus has a 4-3-0 record in home games and a 5-7 record overall. The Blue Jackets have a 2-4-0 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Colorado has a 9-5-1 record overall and a 2-4-0 record on the road. The Avalanche have scored 64 total goals (4.3 per game) to rank first in the league.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zachary Kenneth Werenski has 10 assists for the Blue Jackets. Kent Johnson has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Artturi Lehkonen has 12 goals and five assists for the Avalanche. Martin Necas has scored five goals with eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jackets: 4-6-0, averaging 2.1 goals, four assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Avalanche: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 7.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blue Jackets: Isac Lundestrom: out (achilles).
Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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