Arizona Coyotes (23-26-4, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (33-18-4, second in the Central Division)
Denver; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Arizona Coyotes after Bowen Byram's two-goal game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Avalanche's 6-3 loss.
Colorado is 33-18-4 overall and 7-5-2 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a 21-5-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
Arizona has a 23-26-4 record overall and an 8-7-2 record in Central Division games. The Coyotes have given up 168 goals while scoring 152 for a -16 scoring differential.
Sunday's game is the fourth time these teams match up this season. The Coyotes won 5-4 in overtime in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has scored 32 goals with 57 assists for the Avalanche. Ross Colton has one goal and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Clayton Keller has scored 21 goals with 28 assists for the Coyotes. Jason Zucker has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Coyotes: 2-7-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.2 assists, 5.1 penalties and 12.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out for season (knee), Pavel Francouz: out for season (groin), Logan O'Connor: day to day (lower body).
Coyotes: Troy Stecher: out (lower body), Travis Boyd: out for season (pectoral), Connor Ingram: out (lower body), Liam O'Brien: out (upper 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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