Colorado 5, Vancouver 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2019
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Garrett Rank, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
18409
By Field Level Media
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including the winner 27 seconds into overtime, and had an assist as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the host Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Saturday night.
Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored for the Avalanche (12-6-2), who won for the fourth time in their past five games. Cale Makar had four assists, giving the rookie blue-liner 22 points in 20 games. Goaltender Antoine Bibeau made 28 saves to win his first NHL start in nearly three years.
Adam Gaudette scored two power-play goals, and Alexander Edler and Brock Boeser each tallied in the final three minutes, as the Canucks pulled their goalie for an extra skater to erase a 4-2 deficit. Goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 18 of 23 shots, as Vancouver dropped to 1-4-2 in its past seven games.
The Avalanche never relinquished possession after winning the faceoff in overtime. MacKinnon took a pass from Makar and barreled down the left wing before putting a shot past Demko.
The Canucks scored twice in the final 2:37 of regulation to force overtime.
Boeser scored the tying goal with 1:00 left off the rebound of a shot by Elias Pettersson.
Edler scored a controversial goal at 17:23 of the third, with Colorado's Matt Calvert down on the ice and bleeding at the top of the faceoff circles after taking a shot from Pettersson in the back of the head.
Bibeau, 25, got the call because No. 1 goalie Philipp Grubauer has missed the past five games with a lower-body injury, and backup Pavel Francouz sustained a head injury against Winnipeg on Tuesday and remains in the concussion protocol.
Bibeau was making his first start since Dec. 29, 2016, while with Toronto. He made a relief appearance Thursday in a 6-2 loss at Edmonton, stopping nine of 10 shots he faced.
Bellamare gave the Avalanche the lead at 6:56 of the first, winning a faceoff and then tipping Erik Johnson's shot from the right point over Demko's shoulder.
Gaudette tied it at 18:27, as Josh Leivo drove the puck to the goal line and curled a pass back to Gaudette in the slot for the goal.
MacKinnon made it 2-1 with a power-play goal at 7:51 of the second, blasting a one-time slapper from the top of the left faceoff circle past Demko.
Kadri made it a two-goal game at 11:28, taking a cross-ice stretch pass from Makar at the blue line and beating Demko to the short side.
Gaudette scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the right faceoff circle with 1.5 seconds remaining in the second, pulling the Canucks within 3-2.
Burakovsky restored the two-goal lead at 6:09 of the third off a slick cross-ice pass from MacKinnon.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Vancouver |
|
Cale Makar 4 |
Points |
Adam Gaudette 2 |
|
Nathan MacKinnon 2 |
Goals |
Adam Gaudette 2 |
|
Cale Makar 4 |
Assists |
Quinn Hughes 2 |
|
Nathan MacKinnon 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Adam Gaudette 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Antoine Bibeau .875 |
Save Percentage |
Thatcher Demko .783 |
|
Antoine Bibeau 28 |
Saves |
Thatcher Demko 18 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Colorado
|
23 |
5 |
1-5 |
4-6 |
14 |
21 |
| Vancouver
|
32 |
4 |
2-6 |
4-5 |
12 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Canucks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .455 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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