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• Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Slings power-play assist

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Mittelstadt notched a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Hurricanes. Mittelstadt was the only non-top-line forward to record a point for the Avalanche on Saturday, though five of the six blueliners also got on the scoresheet. He set up the first of Mikko Rantanen's two goals in the game. Mittelstadt has three helpers over four outings in November, all of which have come on the power play. The center is up to 16 points (eight on the power play), 36 shots on net and a minus-9 rating over 15 appearances. With Colorado converting 34.6 percent of its power plays so far, head coach Jared Bednar may be hesitant to break up the first unit even when Jonathan Drouin (upper body) or Valeri Nichushkin (suspension) becomes available to play, though Mittelstadt would be a candidate to move to the second unit if any changes happen.

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• Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Provides helper in win

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Mittelstadt notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Kraken. Mittelstadt set up a Nikolai Kovalenko tally near the end of the contest. This was Mittelstadt's second straight game with a power-play helper. The center is up to six goals, nine assists, seven power-play points, 33 shots on net and a minus-8 rating over 13 appearances. As long as he remains on the top power-play unit, he should continue to put up strong scoring numbers.

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• Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Manages power-play helper

  12D ago • By RotoWire

  Mittelstadt provided a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators. Mittelstadt had a four-game point streak end Wednesday, but he got back on the scoresheet in this contest. The 25-year-old has been productive in a second-line role and on the first power-play unit this season, earning 14 points (six with the man advantage) through 12 games. Mittelstadt has added 32 shots on net and a minus-8 rating, with the latter mark a product of the Avalanche's overall struggles early in the campaign.

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• Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Extends streak with goal Monday

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Mittelstadt scored a goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks. The 25-year-old playmaker tied the game at 1-1 midway through the first period with a wrist shot, and that goal allowed him to extend his ongoing point streak to four contests. Mittelstadt has two goals, nine shots and six assists during that span, so he's been one of the most productive players for a struggling Colorado team in recent games.

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• Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Distributes three assists in win

  18D ago • By RotoWire

  Mittelstadt notched three assists and three shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Senators. Mittelstadt has a goal and six helpers over his last three games. The 25-year-old center set up the Avalanche's first three goals in this contest as he continues to thrive in a second-line role. For the season, he's up to five goals, seven assists, 22 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over nine contests. He had just 10 points over 18 regular-season outings with the Avalanche following his trade from Buffalo back in March -- it appears he has benefited from a full training camp with the team.

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