Rantanen (illness) will not play Friday against Edmonton, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen will miss his second consecutive game while battling an illness. The 25-year-old winger has racked up 36 goals and 91 points over 73 games this season, including 26 over his last 19 contests. His next chance to suit up will be Sunday in Winnipeg.

Rantanen (illness) won't play Wednesday versus the Kraken, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen is sick with a non-COVID-19 illness, and the Avalanche consider him day-to-day. Darren Helm will likely draw into the lineup, but it's unclear prior to the contest who will pick up Rantanen's time on the power play. The Finn will try to be healthy for Friday's game versus the Oilers.

Rantanen scored a goal on one shot and assisted on two others in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Hurricanes. He added one hit and one blocked shot while finishing plus-3.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen sandwiched assists on two tallies by Nathan MacKinnon around his own goal. The two assists give Rantanen 55 for the season, one fewer than his career high set in 2018. Given the rate at which he's putting points on the board -- 16 assists over the last 18 games -- the Finnish forward should add that to his list of personal accomplishments this coming week.

Rantanen notched a power-play assist, four shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen has assists in each of his last two games, and he's posted six helpers in his last five outings. He set up Artturi Lehkonen's goal at 14:35 of the second period Thursday. Rantanen has earned a career-high 88 points (35 on the power play), 245 shots on net, 56 PIM and a plus-35 rating through 71 appearances.

Rantanen notched a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Kings.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen helped out on a Nathan MacKinnon tally in the first period, which chased Jonathan Quick from the game. The 25-year-old Rantanen saw a seven-game point streak end Saturday against the Oilers, but it didn't take him long to find the scoresheet again. The talented Finn has 87 points (34 on the power play), 241 shots on net, 51 hits, 56 PIM and a plus-35 rating through 70 outings.

Rantanen provided a pair of assists, three shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen assisted on the Avalanche's last two goals of the game. He helped out Nathan MacKinnon in the third period and Cale Makar on his power-play tally in overtime. Rantanen has amassed four goals and seven helpers during a seven-game point streak. The surge has the 25-year-old forward up to 86 points (33 on the power play), 237 shots on net, 56 PIM and a plus-33 rating through 68 outings overall.

Rantanen had two assists, one shot on net and one blocked shot in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen appeared to have scored the Avalanche's first goal, but upon closer inspection, Nathan MacKinnon's pass to his linemate was deflected into the net by Pittsburgh forward Bryan Rust. The two points extended Rantanen's scoring streak to six games, during which he has four goals and five assists.

Rantanen scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

He opened the scoring on the afternoon midway through the second period, extending his point streak to five games in the process. Rantanen has been locked in for longer than that, however -- he's got seven multi-point performances in his last 12 contests, racking up nine goals and 17 points over that stretch, and the 25-year-old winger now sits only five points shy of tying his previous career high of 87, set in 2018-19.

Rantanen scored a power-play goal on five shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen's tally in the third period put the Avalanche ahead for good. He's racked up three goals and two helpers during a four-game point streak, and he's only been held off the scoresheet once in the last nine contests. The Finn is up to 34 goals, 80 points (32 on the power play), 229 shots on net, 54 PIM and a plus-32 rating. With Nathan MacKinnon avoiding serious injury after a scare Sunday, Rantanen's fantasy value should remain high in a first-line role.

Rantanen notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

Rantanen found Valeri Nichushkin at the back door on the power play for the go-ahead goal in the third period. In his last 10 games, Rantanen's been excellent with seven goals and seven helpers. Six of those outings have been of the multi-point variety. The Finn has 79 points (31 with the man advantage), 224 shots on net and a plus-32 rating in 64 contests in a top-line role.