Colorado Avalanche News

Francouz allowed two goals on 47 shots in Colorado’s win in Carolina last night. With Philipp Grubauer still out, Francouz will start for the second straight night and will be looking for his sixth straight win. He’s posted a 1.18 GAA, .961 SV% and one shutout in his previous five outings.

Blackwood allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Devils win over the Capitals last Saturday. Cory Schneider started the first two games of the week but Blackwood will face the Kings on Saturday afternoon. Blackwood is riding a six-game winning streak with an amazing 1.15 GAA, .970 SV% and two shutouts. Now he faces a Kings team that has gone 4-2-1 with 3.00 goals per game in their last seven games.

Francouz allowed two goals on 33 shots in Colorado's win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Francouz has won four straight starts, stopping 104 of the last 108 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he'll face a Hurricanes team that has been up-and-down recently and come in on a three-game home losing streak and using their fourth-string netminder.

Hudon has one assist in nine games with Montreal this year, spending most of the year with Laval. He is fourth in the NHL with 27 goals, adding just eight assists (35 points) in 46 games.

Francouz allowed one goal on 21 shots in Colorado’s win in Los Angeles last Saturday. Francouz was named the No.1 star in the NHL last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.65 GAA, .973 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he faces a Buffalo team that has gone 5-1-0 while scoring 3.83 goals per game in their last six outings.

With Nazem Kadri out with a lower-body injury, Kamenev will play for the first time since January 20th. Kamenev, who will skate on the fourth line and likely PP2, has one goal and five assists (six points) in 23 games this season.

Francouz allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado's win over the Red Wings on January 20th. Philipp Grubauer has started the last four games but Francouz will start the second half of the back-to-back tonight in Minnesota. In his first start vs. the Wild, Francouz gave up five goals on 32 shots in a 6-4 loss.

Blackwood stopped all 46 shots that he faced in the Devils shutout win in Philadelphia on Thursday. It was an impressive performance for Blackwood, who had been struggling prior to that game. He has gone 5-7-7 with a 3.07 GAA and .892 SV% one home ice this season and gets ready to face a Kings team that is 1-7-1 in their last nine games.

Head coach Jeff Blashill said that Helm will miss tonight’s game in Columbus but did not disclose what type of injury that veteran is dealing with. Look for Brendan Perlini to replace him in the Red Wings’ lineup.