Colorado Avalanche (21-11-2, second in the Central Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (17-14-2, fifth in the Central Division)
Tempe, Arizona; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -160, Coyotes +135; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes host the Colorado Avalanche trying to continue a three-game home winning streak.
Arizona has a 5-5-1 record in Central Division games and a 17-14-2 record overall. The Coyotes have a 13-5-2 record when scoring at least three goals.
Colorado is 5-5-1 against the Central Division and 21-11-2 overall. The Avalanche are fifth in NHL play with 145 total penalties (averaging 4.3 per game).
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Avalanche won 4-1 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matias Maccelli has six goals and 18 assists for the Coyotes. Lawson Crouse has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has 18 goals and 36 assists for the Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin has scored six goals with six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Avalanche: 6-4-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
Avalanche: Chris Wagner: out (achilles), Artturi Lehkonen: out (neck), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Samuel Girard: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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