Colorado Avalanche (11-6-2, in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (11-6-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Ottawa Senators after Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals in the Avalanche's 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ottawa has a 6-2-0 record at home and an 11-6-2 record overall. The Senators have a 7-3-0 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Colorado has an 11-6-2 record overall and a 3-5-0 record in road games. The Avalanche have a 6-1-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Batherson has nine goals and nine assists for the Senators. Shane Pinto has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Artturi Lehkonen has 13 goals and five assists for the Avalanche. Martin Necas has scored five goals with eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 5-3-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, 4.8 penalties and 14 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Avalanche: 6-3-1, averaging four goals, 7.4 assists, four penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Senators: Linus Ullmark: day to day (lower body), Warren Foegele: out (knee), Nick Cousins: day to day (upper body), William Eklund: out (ankle), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower body).

Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.