ARIZONA AT COLORADO, 7 p.m. Wednesday, ALT2, 950 AM
Spotlight on: Brad Richardson. The Coyotes’ forward, 32, has had a pleasant NHL career since being selected in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2003 draft. He began his 643-game career with the Avalanche in 2005-06 and led the team with three shorthanded goals in 2006-07. He was traded to Los Angeles in 2008 for a second-round draft pick and helped the Kings win the 2012 Stanley Cup. He went on to play two seasons with Vancouver and now is in his third year with Arizona, serving as an alternate captain.
NOTEBOOK:
Coyotes — They are 30th in the 31-team league in goals-per-game (2.21) and goals-against average (3.47). … This is a single-game trip for Arizona, which hosts Toronto on Thursday, a night before the Maple Leafs play in Denver. …. The Coyotes are 1-7 in their last eight games, with the lone win coming in overtime against Washington on Friday after the Capitals took a 2-1 lead into the final minute of regulation. … Arizona is 5-11-3 when allowing the game’s first goal and 3-16-0 when trailing after two periods.
Avalanche — Defenseman Tyson Barrie broke a bone in his right hand Saturday and is likely out long-term. The team will address his injury Wednesday morning. … Center Carl Soderberg’s eight goals matches what he had in 80 games last season and his 15 points are one more than his dreadful 2016-17. … Colorado hasn’t surrendered a power-play goal in its last eight games, killing off 23 consecutive penalties in that stretch and 24 straight overall. … The Avalanche and Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation will treat 11-year-old Aden Johnson of Arvada to his first NHL game and Colorado-based referees Dave Jackson and Brad Watson will visit pregame with the boy, who is the older brother of leukemia-stricken Porter Johnson, 2.
