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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
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Drouin, LW Day-To-Day Apr 2
Josh Manson, D Out Apr 1
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 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 46 26 96 4
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
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