The first-place Colorado Avalanche arrive in Boston for a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Bruins as one of just two teams left in the NHL with no regulation losses.

The Colorado Avalanche look to tighten up their puck management and bounce back from an overtime loss as they host the Carolina Hurricanes in the Heritage Series at Ball Arena.

The Bruins were missing a pair of key pieces at Friday’s practice, but Marco Sturm said there’s no cause for concern with them. Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov were given “maintenance days” by Sturm and the coach expects to have both in the lineup against the Avalanche on Saturday afternoon.

The Colorado Avalanche returned to New England this weekend for the first time since the trade that changed everything.

Not only is Colorado superior offensively and defensively, but it also has the goaltending edge. Once again, this is not an indictment of Karel Vejmelka, who is slated to start for Utah. Rather, it’s a testament to Scott Wedgewood, who has been one of the league’s best netminders this season.

DENVER -- Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes, who recovered to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in a shootout at Ball Arena on Thursday.

Two players who impressed throughout training camp and the preseason have been recalled from the Colorado Eagles.