Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueAvalanche score 5 goals in second period and end Hurricanes' 8-game win streak, 6-4
Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski also scored for Colorado, and Alexandar Georgiev had 27 saves.
Jordan Martinook, had two goals and an assist for Carolina, and Jack Drury and Martin Necas also scored. Seth Jarvis had two assists and Spencer Martin finished with 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who had not lost since Oct. 19.
The Hurricanes led 3-2 after Necas scored with 7:34 left in the the second before MacKinnon and Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart. Carolina unsuccessfully challenged Lehkonen’s tally for goaltender interference, putting Colorado on the power play.
Jalen Chatfield’s high-sticking minor gave the Avalanche a 5-on-3 and Rantanen scored a power-play goal with 1:11 left to give Colorado three goals in three minutes.
Martin was pulled for an extra skater in the final two minutes and Rantanen scored into the empty net with 50 seconds remaining to seal it.
Avalanche: Despite allowing four goals, Georgiev was solid in net for the second straight game and likely earned another start on Monday.
COL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 9:02 | Jack Drury Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (4), Jordan Staal (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 4:37 | Jordan Martinook Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (6), Sean Walker (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:13 | Cale Makar Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 2nd Period 10:57 | Sam Malinski Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (20), Samuel Girard (7) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 12:26 | Martin Necas Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (7), Andrei Svechnikov (9) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 15:49 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (2), John Ludvig (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 16:42 | Artturi Lehkonen Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mikko Rantanen (12), Devon Toews (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 18:49 | Mikko Rantanen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (10), Nathan MacKinnon (21) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 2:50 | Jordan Martinook Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (15), Sebastian Aho (10) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:10 | Mikko Rantanen Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (22) |
Statistics
CAR | COL | |
---|---|---|
13 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
16 | Hits | 7 |
1 | Takeaways | 9 |
31 | Shots | 29 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
40 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
59.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.3 |
8 | Giveaways | 9 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,089 | Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,089 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
Washington | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
New Jersey | 12 | 7 | 26 | 2 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
Columbus | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
Minnesota | 12 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
Dallas | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Colorado | 10 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 8 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
Nashville | 6 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
Chicago | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 |