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Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders

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Ilya Sorokin's 30 saves backstop the Islanders to a 5-2 win over Avalanche

Simon Holmstrom nets goal for Islanders

Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row.

Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 23 saves and Artturi Lehkonen and Jack Drury scored for the Avalanche.

Tied 1-1 entering the third period, New York scored four goals. Horvat’s 18th of the season with 8:37 left was the game winner.

Lee opened the scoring with his team-leading 22nd goal of the season 4:11 into the second period by slipping a slick backhander between Blackwood’s pads. Lehkonen drew the Avalanche even with 7 minutes left in the period by swatting Nathan MacKinnon’s feed over Sorokin’s blocker while sitting in front of the New York goaltender.

Takeaways Avalanche: If Colorado does not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they might be able to look back at this contest as one of the reasons why. The Avalanche could only manage to slip two pucks past Sorokin despite having advantages in shots on goal (32-28) and attempted shots (84-50).

Islanders: Scott Perunovich made his debut with New York, who acquired the defenseman in a trade with St. Louis on Monday. Perunovich finished with one assist.

Key moment The teams went into the first intermission in a goalless tie mostly due to the play of Sorokin. New York’s goaltender made 14 saves in the opening 20 minutes, including 11 in the second half of the first period.

Key stat New York killed both of Colorado’s power plays.

Up next The Islanders begin a three-game, four-day road trip Thursday against Philadelphia. The Avalanche open a two-game homestand Friday against St. Louis.

Regular Season Series

NYI win series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:11 Anders Lee Goal (22) Backhand, assists: Brock Nelson (17), Anthony DeAngelo (1)
Goal 2nd Period 13:00 Artturi Lehkonen Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (59), Martin Necas (42)
Goal 3rd Period 1:54 Simon Holmstrom Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (14)
Goal 3rd Period 11:23 Bo Horvat Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (17), Scott Perunovich (5)
Goal 3rd Period 14:55 Jack Drury Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (43), Josh Manson (12)
Goal 3rd Period 17:31 Alexander Romanov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (14), Casey Cizikas (3)
Goal 3rd Period 18:50 Simon Holmstrom Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (15)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 27
24 Hits 33
7 Takeaways 6
32 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 0
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 24
53.8 Faceoff Win Percent 46.2
17 Giveaways 14
0 Total Penalties 2
0 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Apr 19
Alexander Romanov, D Out Apr 17
Ryan Pulock, D Out Apr 17
Adam Pelech, D Out Apr 17
Anthony Duclair, LW Out Apr 17
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

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,735 | 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 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings