The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Florida Panthers as they looked to get back in the win column after a shootout loss to the Nashville Predators. They were on a three-game point streak heading into the match. The Panthers were on a three-game winning streak and a four-game losing streak, and were trying to extend the streak. After the last horn the Avalanche defeated the Panthers 6-2.
Summary of the game
There were three goals in the first period, two from the Avalanche and one from the Panthers. It took just 1:14 for the Avalanche to take a 1-0 lead. Sam Malinski scored his third of the season after coming onto the ice during a line change. During the player cycle, Martin Necas passed it off to a streaking Malinski in the Panthers zone, where he ripped a shot past Danill Tarasov. The second Avalanche goal came with 90 seconds left in the period when Brock Nelson scored his 12th of the season during a crazy scramble in front of the Panthers’ net.
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Between the two Avalanche goals, Noah Gregor scored his first of the season off MacKenzie Blackwood, tying the game at 7:21 of the opening frame. While the Panthers were able to tie the game at that point, the Avalanche outscored them 20-12 to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.
The second period was all Avalanche as they scored three goals in the middle frame. Gavin Brindley scored his fifth of the season on a backhand shot. The pass came from Brent Burns, who got his twelfth assist of the season. It took just two minutes for Nathan MacKinnon to score his NHL-leading 25th goal of the season, making it a 4-1 game at halftime. The final goal of the period came five minutes later from Artturi Lehkonen, who scored his twelfth of the season 12:31 into the second period. After 40 minutes, the Avalanche outscored the Panthers 5-1, outscoring them 14-8 in the period and 34-20 overall.
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In the third period there were two goals, one from each side. Gabriel Landesog joined the scoring parade for the Avalanche as his sixth of the season made it a 6-1 game. He was able to outsmart Tarasov to score five holes to keep the rout going. The Panthers did get one, coming from Mackie Samoskevich, making it a 6-2 game. However, that was all she wrote.
The Avalanche extended their points streak to four games after the win. They move to 22-2-7 on the season and their next game is Saturday, December 13 against the Nashville Predators. The Panthers saw their three-game winning streak snapped and are now 15-13-2. Their next game is on Saturday, December 13 against the Dallas Stars.
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