Colorado Avalanche News

Georgiev was the first goalie off the ice at the Avalanche morning skate.

Georgiev stopped 34 of 35 shots (.971 SV%) for his second win in three games as he beat Calgary in his previous start. The 26-year-old netminder has been solid in his first season in Colorado, with his 17-11-3 record, 2.69 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost four of their last give games after a 5-2 defeat to Tampa Bay last game.

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev will start Wednesday in Calgary.

Georgiev allowed five goals on 37 shots (.892 SV%) as he lost his sixth start in seven games after a defeat to Florida his last time out. The 26-year-old has been solid despite his recent struggles as of late, shown by his 16-11-3 record, .914 SV% and 2.75 GAA. He will face the Calgary Flames, who lost their previous game vs. Nashville 2-1 but are third in the NHL in shots per game (35.0).

Alexandar Georgiev
Francouz led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.

Francouz was perfect, stopping all 29 shots for his first shutout of the season as he won his third start in four tries with a victory over Ottawa last game. The 32-year-old backup started the year slow but has been sensational as of late, with his 5-6-0 record, 2.57 GAA and .919 SV%. He faces the Detroit Red Wings for an afternoon showdown Monday, who lost their last game 4-3 to Columbus and are 20th in the NHL in goals per game (3.1).

Pavel Francouz
Chris Wagner has been reassigned to Providence (AHL).

Wagner played 12:36 TOI and failed to pick up a point in his one-game showing with the Bruins but will head back to Providence (AHL) Wednesday. The 31-year-old veteran will head back to Providence, where he had nine goals, 11 points, 37 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 27 games prior to his call-up.

Chris Wagner
Georgiev starts Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Georgiev stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been solid for most of his first season in Colorado, with his 16-10-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the Florida Panthers, who lost to Dallas 5-1 their last time out but are 2nd in the NHL in shots per game (35.7).

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev will likely start Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Georgiev stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat Edmonton in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been solid for most of his first season in Colorado, with his 16-10-3 record, 2.67 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the Florida Panthers, who lost to Dallas 5-1 their last time out but are 2nd in the NHL in shots per game (35.7).

Alexandar Georgiev
Georgiev starts Thursday in Vancouver.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) for his fourth straight loss as he was beaten by Vegas in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been faltering as of late, but still holds a strong 15-6-3 record, with a .915 SV% and 2.68 GAA. He will hope for better fortunes against the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost their last three games after a 6-2 loss to the New York Islanders last game.

Alexandar Georgiev
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