Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
· National Hockey LeagueJustus Annunen leads Avalanche to fourth straight win with 5-1 rout of Utah
Ross Colton opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season. Cale Makar also scored in the first. Casey Mittelstadt and Ivan Ivan struck both scored in the second period — Ivan's goal on a power play. Joel Kiviranta had an unassisted goal late to cap the scoring.
Colton struck midway through the first period, snapping the puck past Vejmelka on a power play. Makar then blasted home a second long-distance snap shot, extending Colorado’s lead.
Mittelstadt sent in a close-range wrist shot for a three-goal advantage. Ivan’s power-play goal put Colorado up 4-0 heading into the third.
Mittelstadt, Nikolai Kovalenko and Mikko Rantanen each had a pair of assists for the Avalanche.
Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves in his second start for Utah, who has allowed nine goals over two games. Lawson Crouse had Utah’s lone goal with 4:32 left in the game.
Utah: Another sluggish start put Utah in an early hole, and it never climbed out. Utah has not scored a first-period goal in three straight games but has surrendered six over that stretch.
COL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 9:54 | Ross Colton Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (8), Casey Mittelstadt (3) | |
Goal | 1st Period 18:20 | Cale Makar Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (9), Nikolai Kovalenko (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 14:25 | Casey Mittelstadt Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (2), Nikolai Kovalenko (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 17:33 | Ivan Ivan Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (10), Casey Mittelstadt (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 15:28 | Lawson Crouse Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Matias Maccelli (4), Ian Cole (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 16:07 | Joel Kiviranta Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
COL | UTAH | |
---|---|---|
19 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
27 | Hits | 15 |
2 | Takeaways | 5 |
26 | Shots | 26 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
16 | Faceoffs Won | 41 |
28.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 71.9 |
12 | Giveaways | 19 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 17 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
Minnesota | 13 | 3 | 30 | 4 |
Dallas | 13 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
Colorado | 12 | 9 | 24 | 0 |
Utah | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
St. Louis | 9 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
Nashville | 7 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
Chicago | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 |