Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) in the third period of an NHL hockey game on Oct. 21, 2023, in Denver. MacKinnon and the Avalanche visit the New York Islanders Tuesday night. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche (5-0, first in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (2-1-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)

Elmont, New York; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the New York Islanders looking to prolong a five-game win streak.

New York had a 42-31-9 record overall and a 26-14-4 record in home games last season. The Islanders scored 242 total goals a season ago, averaging 3.0 per game on 30.8 shots per game.

Colorado had a 51-24-7 record overall and a 31-11-2 record in road games last season. The Avalanche scored 3.3 goals per game last season while allowing 2.7 per game.

The teams meet for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Islanders: Scott Mayfield: day to day (leg).

Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out (groin).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar