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Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, ALT and KTVD.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

Game 2 of a road trip: Boston, now Detroit.

  1. 232026-11-23: no game
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: vs MTL
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: at MIN
  6. 282026-11-28: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: at BOS
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~612 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,378 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 232026-11-23: no game
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: vs VAN
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: at CBJ
  6. 282026-11-28: vs NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: vs CGY
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: vs COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series