Colorado Avalanche (28-13-3, second in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (15-23, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -131, Senators +111; over/under is 7
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators face the Colorado Avalanche in a non-conference matchup.
Ottawa is 15-23 overall and 11-10-0 at home. The Senators have allowed 140 goals while scoring 126 for a -14 scoring differential.
Colorado is 28-13-3 overall and 10-8-3 in road games. The Avalanche have scored 42 power-play goals, which ranks first in the league.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Avalanche won 6-4 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brady Tkachuk has 18 goals and 13 assists for the Senators. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored four goals with four assists over the past 10 games.
Mikko Rantanen has 22 goals and 34 assists for the Avalanche. Jonathan Drouin has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-6-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: day to day (upper body), Anton Forsberg: out (groin).
Avalanche: Valeri Nichushkin: day to day (illness), Miles Wood: day to day (illness), Bowen Byram: out (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen: out (neck), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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