Pittsburgh Penguins (30-30-9, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (45-20-5, first in the Central Division)
Denver; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche look to keep an eight-game win streak going when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Colorado is 45-20-5 overall and 27-6-0 at home. The Avalanche have scored 61 power-play goals, which ranks first in the league.
Pittsburgh has a 30-30-9 record overall and a 12-17-5 record in road games. The Penguins have conceded 206 goals while scoring 199 for a -7 scoring differential.
Sunday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Penguins won 4-0 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has 43 goals and 76 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored eight goals and added 12 assists over the past 10 games.
Evgeni Malkin has 19 goals and 34 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 9-1-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.8 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
Penguins: 3-6-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Logan O'Connor: out for season (lower body).
Penguins: Jansen Harkins: out (upper body), Jeff Carter: day to day (upper body), Ryan Graves: day to day (personal), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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