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Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche

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MacKinnon scores in OT to lift Avalanche past Ducks 4-3 for 1st win

Nathan MacKinnon nets OT winner for Avs

Ross Colton scored two goals, both in the third period, and Casey Mittelstadt, playing in his 200th consecutive game, also had a goal for his 200th career point with a goal for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev had 16 saves.

Leo Carlsson, Ryan Strome and Troy Terry scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal finished with 45 saves.

Terry scored with 12.6 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score 3-3.

Takeaways Ducks: Anaheim continues to struggle to convert the power play, going 0 for 3 to fall to 0 for 14 on the season.

Avalanche: Colorado stuck with its fierce offensive effort and dominating presence in the Anaheim zone to pull out its first win of the season.

Key moment Trailing 2-0, Colorado finally broke through offensively when Mittelstadt finished off a breakaway with a backhand shot that sailed into the net over Dostal’s glove hand. Nikolai Kovalenko triggered the breakaway with a pass that the streaking Mittelstadt picked up for his drive to the net to ignite the Avs’ offense.

Key stat The Avalanche were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill and 1 for 6 on the power play.

Up next Ducks return home to host Los Angeles on Sunday night while the Avalanche visit San Jose.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:05 Leo Carlsson Goal (2) Poke, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 19:36 Ryan Strome Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brian Dumoulin (2)
Goal 2nd Period 0:57 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Nikolai Kovalenko (1), Cale Makar (8)
Goal 3rd Period 0:35 Ross Colton Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Mikko Rantanen (4)
Goal 3rd Period 11:42 Ross Colton Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (5), Nathan MacKinnon (7)
Goal 3rd Period 19:47 Troy Terry Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (1)
Goal 4th Period 4:19 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (6)

Statistics

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27 Blocked Shots 19
21 Hits 16
3 Takeaways 5
19 Shots 49
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 36
39.0 Faceoff Win Percent 61.0
10 Giveaways 16
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,071 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 4 22 2
Los Angeles 9 6 21 3
Vancouver 8 3 19 3
Calgary 8 6 19 3
Edmonton 8 7 17 1
Seattle 7 8 15 1
San Jose 5 9 13 3
Anaheim 5 8 12 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
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