Anaheim 5, Colorado 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 26, 2019
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Eric Furlatt, Tim Peel
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18039
By Field Level Media
Ryan Getzlaf, Carter Rowney and Adam Henrique scored, Hampus Lindholm had three assists, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver on Saturday night.
Jakob Silfverberg and Max Comtois also had goals, and Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots and had an assist for the Ducks, who ended a three-game losing streak.
Nathan MacKinnon and Joonas Donskoi scored goals, and Pavel Francouz had 22 saves for Colorado. The Avalanche lost for the first time in 11 regular-season home games dating back to last season.
MacKinnon's goal extended his points streak to 11 games to start the season, tops in Avalanche history (dating back to 1995-96).
Anaheim got on the board in the first minute when forward Rickard Rakell took the puck into the Avalanche zone along the right boards and sent a pass to the slot. Henrique's one-timer beat Francouz high and gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead just 50 seconds into the game. It was Henrique's sixth of the season.
Rowney made it 2-0 later in the period when Derek Grant fed him with a cross-zone pass, and Rowney tipped it in for his second of the season at 12:51.
Donskoi cut the deficit in half with a power-play goal early in the second period. Donskoi had the puck down low and tried to lift a pass to Tyson Jost on the other side of the net. His pass hit Miller's stick and trickled in at 5:22. It was his fourth of the season.
The Ducks answered a few minutes later when Getzlaf scored a power-play goal at 8:28, with his shot deflecting off the stick of Avs defenseman Ryan Graves. It was his fourth of the season.
MacKinnon scored his sixth of the season at 1:38 of the third to make it 3-2, a power-play goal that stood after Anaheim challenged for goaltender interference. Comtois restored the two-goal advantage when he knocked in a rebound at 6:42. It was his second of the season.
Francouz came off for an extra skater with just over three minutes left, and Silfverberg's empty-net goal at 17:47 sealed it.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Colorado |
|
Hampus Lindholm 3 |
Points |
Joonas Donskoi 1 |
|
Max Comtois 1 |
Goals |
Joonas Donskoi 1 |
|
Hampus Lindholm 3 |
Assists |
Andre Burakovsky 1 |
|
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Joonas Donskoi 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ryan Miller .946 |
Save Percentage |
Pavel Francouz .846 |
|
Ryan Miller 35 |
Saves |
Pavel Francouz 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
27 |
5 |
1-3 |
4-6 |
12 |
33 |
| Colorado
|
37 |
2 |
2-6 |
2-3 |
6 |
39 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game at home against Florida. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .625 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Ducks have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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