No trophy race has been more of an actual race than this one. At times, all four of Dustin Wolf, Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini and Matvei Michkov have had a strong case as the top rookie.

Denver faces Milwaukee in out-of-conference action. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season. Denver is 23-12 at home, and Milwaukee is 16-19 on the road.