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Ever since the acquisition of winger Shawn Matthias right before the trade deadline, head coach Patrick Roy has found a line combination for the keeping. With Gabriel Landeskog opposite of Matthias, and Carl Soderberg handling the center duties, this trio has produced nine goals in eleven games. Of course, Landeskog was suspended for three of those eleven, yet the three members of this line have combined for 26 points since Matthias’ first game, a 4-3 shootout win against San Jose in late February.
With the injuries to Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon plucking the centers out of three of the four lines, the Matthias-Soderberg-Landeskog combo is the only unit still in tact. The Avalanche will have to count on this line for a majority of its scoring, and looking at how they have gelled together so quickly, this line will be up to the task.
