Brock Nelson scored 295 goals over 901 games for the New York Islanders, but the center is now wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater. Nelson will face the team he spent 11-plus seasons with when New York visits Denver to face surging Colorado on Sunday night.

The Islanders bring four straight wins into Sunday’s tilt against the Avs, set to face Brock Nelson for the first time (9PM, MSGSN)

The Colorado Avalanche are keeping a theme going by rewarding players contributing to the hottest team in the NHL.

Patrick Roy was very familiar with Jonathan Drouin, the phenom, from his days coaching against him in the QMJHL.

DENVER -- Martin Necas had two goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who won their fifth straight game with a 6-3 victory against the Buffalo Sabres at Ball Arena on Thursday.

The Colorado Avalanche (9-1-5, first in the Western Conference) visit the Vancouver Canucks (8-8, 11th) in conference action on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. Colorado claimed a 9-1 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers in its last game on Nov. 8.

The Ducks have won 7 in a row dating back to Oct. 28, and Anaheim has outscored the opposition 34-17 in the win streak, with each victory coming as an underdog. In fact, the Ducks are 9-0 in the past 9 games as an underdog on the puck line, too. The Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games, while going 7-3 across the past 10 contests.

On December 10th, the Avalanche will host a celebration of the 1996 Stanley Cup championship team at the Paramount Theatre, presented by KeyBank. The event will feature entertainment, banter, and storytelling from players that helped bring Colorado its first major professional sports championship 30 years ago.