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Kiefer Sherwood has 1st NHL hat trick as Canucks beat Avalanche 3-1

Kiefer Sherwood's hat trick powers Canucks to victory

Thatcher Demko stopped 30 shots as Vancouver won for the second time in five games (2-2-1).

Valeri Nichushkin scored with 46 seconds left for Colorado, and Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 22 saves.

Sherwood had an even-strength goal, a short-handed goal and an empty-netter. He now has a career-high 11 goals on the season, surpassing his career high of 10 set last season for Nashville.

Mikko Rantanen had an assist for the Avalanche, stretching his point streak to six games (three goals, nine assists).

Takeaways Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet criticized his team after an ugly 5-1 loss to Boston on Saturday, saying there were four or five players who were “struggling to get emotionally invested.” His team responded with a physical game against the Avalanche, killing off four penalties, blocking 18 shots and registering 30 hits.

Avalanche: Getting held to one goal was a rare blip for a Colorado team that came in with four wins in its last five games. The Avalanche had outscored their opponents 18-9 across that stretch.

Key moment Sherwood padded Vancouver’s lead with a short-handed goal with 3:56 left in the second period. He picked a puck off Nathan MacKinnon near the benches and sprinted down the ice, then put a shot up and over Blackwood’s outstretched glove to make it 2-0. Chants of “Kie-fer Sher-wood!” rang out through the arena in response.

Key stat Colorado went scoreless on four power-play opportunities to fall to 1 for 19 over the last seven games.

Up Next Avalanche visit San Jose on Thursday, and Canucks visit Utah on Wednesday to open a two-game trip.

Regular Season Series

VAN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 16:14 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Danton Heinen (8), Pius Suter (7)
Goal 2nd Period 16:04 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:25 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (28)
Goal 3rd Period 19:14 Valeri Nichushkin Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (29), Cale Makar (29)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 18
19 Hits 30
3 Takeaways 3
31 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 27
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
22 Giveaways 11
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 1
Filip Chytil, C Out Apr 1
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Mar 31
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Manson, D Out Apr 1
Sean Behrens, D Out Oct 8
Tucker Poolman, D Injured Reserve Oct 6

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,856 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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