DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored a power-play objective 2:32 into extra time in his return to the lineup after a two-month absence, Alexandar Georgiev stopped a penalty shot late in regulation and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday evening.
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Nichushkin knocked within the winner shortly after Kirill Kaprizov drew a penalty for hooking.
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Nathan MacKinnon prolonged his residence level streak to 32 video games with two assists. He’s tied with Guy Lafleur (1978-79) for the third-longest residence level run in NHL historical past.
Nichushkin returned after receiving care by means of the participant help program. It was his first recreation since Jan. 10.
Artturi Lehkonen had a objective 42 seconds into the sport for the Avalanche, who made a flurry of offers on the commerce deadline. New additions Casey Mittelstadt, Brandon Duhaime, Yakov Trenin and Sean Walker have been scattered all through the lineup.
Devon Toews scored with round 2:30 remaining, however the Wild challenged for offside. After a overview, the objective was taken off the board.
Georgiev made 29 saves. He additionally thwarted Mats Zuccarello’s penalty shot with 5:55 remaining. Georgiev was sprawled out when Zuccarello despatched his shot huge. Zuccarello was awarded a penalty shot after Andrew Cogliano despatched a stick laying on the ice into the Wild ahead.
Both groups struggled on the ability play, going a mixed 1 for 8.
Brock Faber had a objective for a Minnesota group that confirmed few indicators of fatigue after a 5-2 win the evening earlier than in Arizona. The Wild stay on the perimeter of the playoff image.
Colorado entered the sport because the highest-scoring group within the league, averaging 3.70 goals-per-game. But Filip Gustavsson turned in huge save after huge save, with an help to a pleasant publish because the Avalanche clanged a number of photographs off the iron.
Lehkonen scored early on a no-look move from MacKinnon. It was MacKinnon’s seventieth help of the season. The final Colorado participant to have 70 or extra assists in a season was Peter Forsberg (77 in 2002-03).
Faber tied it within the second on a wide-open wrist shot. He now has 37 factors this season, the third-highest mark for a rookie in Wild historical past. He trails solely Kaprizov (51 in 2020-21) and Matt Boldy (39 in 2021-22).
For Duhaime, his first recreation in an Avalanche sweater occurred to be in opposition to his former Wild teammates. He was a fourth-round choose by Minnesota in 2016 and spent his profession with the group.
“Definitely a weird experience for sure,” Duhaime mentioned.
UP NEXT
Wild: Begin a three-game homestand Sunday in opposition to Nashville.
Avalanche: Start a four-game journey Tuesday evening in Calgary.
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