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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
Derek Forbort, D Out Apr 22
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Nils Aman, C Out Apr 12
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Colton, C Day-To-Day Apr 24
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 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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