Avalanche: Goalie Jose Theodore will start for the eighth consecutive game. He is 4-2-1 during that stretch, with a 1.68 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. In nearly 430 minutes, he’s allowed just 12 goals on 194 shots. . . . The Avs, who lost 2-1 to visiting Chicago in a shootout on Friday, are looking to collect a point in their fifth consecutive game. They gained seven points in their past four games. . . . The Avs recalled forward David Jones from the Lake Erie Monsters.
Blue Jackets: Columbus lost 3-1 at Dallas on Saturday to end a four-game winning streak. . . . Left wing Fredrik Modin played for the first time after missing 35 games with a back injury. Defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen also returned after missing 11 games with a neck injury. . . . Blue Jackets goalie Pascal Leclaire leads the NHL with seven shutout victories.
