Annunen made his season debut on Tuesday, allowing Alexandar Georgiev to have a long overdue night off, saving 36 of 40 shots (.900 SV%) in a 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators. Annunen will return to the Colorado Eagles of the AHL, where he has a 2.62 GAA and .908 SV% in 18 games (9-5-4).
Georgiev has appeared in 14 straight games for the Avalanche and will start on Thursday against the Boston Bruins. The Avalanche are +137 road underdogs against the Bruins despite defeating them 4-3 in overtime less than two weeks ago when Georgiev saved 23 of 26 shots (.885 SV%). Georgiev is amid one of his best stretches this season, allowing two or fewer goals in three of his last four games (3-0-1), posting a stellar .940 SV%.
Georgiev has appeared in 14 straight games for the Avalanche and will start on Thursday against the Boston Bruins. The Avalanche are +137 road underdogs against the Bruins despite defeating them 4-3 in overtime less than two weeks ago when Georgiev saved 23 of 26 shots (.885 SV%). Georgiev is amid one of his best stretches this season, allowing two or fewer goals in three of his last four games (3-0-1), posting a stellar .940 SV%.
Wood will make his first appearance since January 4th after missing Colorado's last five games as he battled the flu. Wood was very effective in a top-six role in his last outing, scoring one point (0G / 1A) and firing three shots on goal in 15:31 time-on-ice.
Georgiev will get the night off completely on Tuesday as Ivan Prosvetov will back up Justus Annunen. Georgiev was disappointing in Monday's game against the Habs, allowing four goals on 34 shots enroute to a 4-3 defeat.
Annunen will make his first start of the season on Tuesday as the Avalanche prepare to play their second game in as many nights. Annunen has struggled in his four NHL appearances to date, though he has managed to post a 2-1-1 record despite an .859 SV% and a 3.92 GAA. He owns a 9-5-4 record and a .908 SV% in 18 games this season with the Colorado Eagles (AHL). He'll take on the Senators and Mads Sogaard, who is also making his season debut in goal on Tuesday.
With Ivan Prosvetov (undisclosed) unavailable, Annunen will get the chance to serve as Alexandar Georgiev's backup. Annunen has two NHL appearances under his belt this season, posting an .854 SV% and a 3.58 GAA.
Georgiev is riding a three-game winning streak and will return to the crease on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. In his last eight games (7-1-0), Georgiev has held the opposition to three or fewer goals six times, posting a .899 SV%. As evident from his season totals, Georgiev should continue to regular record victories but will likely have a pedestrian save percentage on most nights. Georgiev and the Avalanche are sizeable -197 road favourites on Monday.
Georgiev is riding a three-game winning streak and will return to the crease on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. In his last eight games (7-1-0), Georgiev has held the opposition to three or fewer goals six times, posting a .899 SV%. As evident from his season totals, Georgiev should continue to regular record victories but will likely have a pedestrian save percentage on most nights. Georgiev and the Avalanche are sizeable -197 road favourites on Monday.
Foudy hasn't appeared in 2023-24 due to a lower-body injury but was finally activated off the Injured Non-Roster list Thursday and has been assigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL). The 21-year-old is Colorado's 2020 3rd round pick (75th overall) and appeared in nine games as a rookie for the Avalanche in 2022-23, but failed to pick up a point.
Wagner has yet to appear in 2023-24 for either of Colorado's organizations due to a ruptured Achilles in the offseason but has been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) after being activated off the injured Non-Roster list Thursday. The 32-year-old has appeared in one NHL game in each of the last two seasons but will need to spend some time in the minors to get his footing back.
There is no timeline for a Landeskog return, and he was skating alone, but it was still encouraging to see him at the Avalanche practice facility on Thursday. Landeskog missed the entire 2022-23 regular season as he recovered from knee surgery and followed that up with a cartilage transplant in his right knee during the offseason. The 30-year-old has 571 points (248G/323A) and a +77 plus/minus across 738 career NHL games.
Kylington will have the opportunity to see some game action with the Calgary Wranglers after not playing a single professional game since the 2021-22 season. That year, Kylington scored 31 points (9G / 22A) in 73 games with the Flames.
The 32-year-old Wagner has not played a single game this season and will report to the Colorado Eagles of the AHL if he clears waivers. Last season with the Providence Bruins (AHL), Wagner scored 31 points (19G / 12A) in 62 games.