
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks
· National Hockey LeagueMakar, Avalanche continue special teams success in 4-2 win over Ducks

Nathan MacKinnon had an empty-net goal and two assists, Valeri Nichushkin also scored and the Avalanche picked up where they left off after scoring twice on the power play in a 4-2 win at San Jose on Thursday night. Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves.
Kelly tied it at 1 on a 2-on-1 short-handed rush in the second, and Nichushkin put Colorado ahead midway through the period. Makar made it 3-1 with a wrist shot early in the third, picking up his fifth power-play goal and 18th point with a man advantage.
Leo Carlsson and Alex Killorn scored for Anaheim. John Gibson made 19 saves, including a penalty shot by Samuel Girard with 5:24 left in the third, but lost for the fifth time in six starts.
Ducks: Jacob Trouba got his first point as a Duck since getting traded from the New York Rangers on Dec. 6 when Carlsson redirected the veteran defenseman's shot early in the second.
COL leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:40 | Leo Carlsson Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jacob Trouba (7), Brock McGinn (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:40 | Parker Kelly Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:57 | Valeri Nichushkin Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (32), Nathan MacKinnon (40) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:30 | Cale Makar Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (41), Mikko Rantanen (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:05 | Alex Killorn Goal (7) Deflected, assists: Pavel Mintyukov (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:41 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (31), Valeri Nichushkin (5) |
Statistics
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22 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
17 | Hits | 27 |
1 | Takeaways | 4 |
23 | Shots | 32 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
26 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
49.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.9 |
6 | Giveaways | 9 |
6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
15 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Robby Fabbri, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 29 |
Ross Johnston, LW | Out | Mar 29 |
Nathan Gaucher, C | Out | Mar 27 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Josh Manson, D | Out | Apr 1 |
Sean Behrens, D | Out | Oct 8 |
Tucker Poolman, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Game Information
Honda Center
Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 16,226 | Capacity:

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 16,226 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 19 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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41 | 28 | 88 | 6 |
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34 | 29 | 80 | 12 |
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27 | 40 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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41 | 23 | 91 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |