The New York Islanders, led by goaltender Semyon Varlamov (6-4-2, 2.75 GAA, .918 save pct.), took on the Colorado Avalanche, who started Alexandar Georgiev (19-8-2, 2.86, .900) in goal, at Ball Arena in Denver. The Avalanche boasted a strong 15-4-0 home record. The Islanders' defensive effort was notable, with 16 blocked shots in the first period, including five from Alex Romanov. The Islanders pulled ahead 3-1, with Holmstrom beating Georgiev on a saveable shot. However, the Avalanche's Val Nichushkin scored twice, first tapping one home to make it 3-2, then tying the game 4-4 with assists from Girard and Drouin. An Islanders' goal resulted from a puck deflecting off Jack Johnson's skate, and Sam Girard delivered a notable hit on Robert Bortuzzo. The game went to overtime with the Islanders needing to kill 1:40 of penalty time. A disputed play initially signaled as a goal for the Avalanche was overturned as no goal, but Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal 32 seconds into overtime, giving the Avalanche a 5-4 win.
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Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal 32 seconds into overtime, and the Avalanche rallied to beat the #Isles on Tuesday night. https://t.co/40fEd0JPq5
PPG and Avs win 5-4 32 seconds into OT.
#Isles and #GoAvsGo are headed to OT. NYI have to kill 1:40. I know they blew a few leads, but survived to get at least a point. Have the chance for two.
Yeah, not a goal. Sorokin had it covered before MacKinnon got there. #Avs do get a power play with 20.0 seconds left in regulation. https://t.co/lhkXHWwlgp
No goal. Ref says the play was dead before it went in. Avs still going on the PP though
Nichushkin goes beast mode and nearly ends it with 20 seconds left.
Cale Makar's busted stick went further than his shot, but the puck went right to Nate MacKinnon and he bumped it to Val Nichushkin for an easy one in front. 4-4 game Two points for all three of them.
All 5'10 of Sam Girard just plastered 6'4" Robert Bortuzzo into the boards. Bortuzzo needed help getting off the ice.
Looks like that puck went off Jack Johnson's skate and in. 4-3 Islanders.
Smart move by Cogliano with the way things have been going on breakaways, He takes a holding penalty and the Islanders are on the PP #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Val Nichushkin cleans up the rebound in tight, trimming the Avalanche deficit back to 1! #GoAvsGo https://t.co/EYT3F80DOH
Now 3-2 as no one picks up Nichushkin, and he taps one home with 15:42 to play in the second. Not a PPG, but PK doesn't finish the job, if you know what I mean. #Isles
Nichushkin gets one just as the powerplay ends, so it will be an even-strength goal. Girard and Drouin with the assists. 3-2.
Soroikin stops Rantanen on a 2-on-1 at one end, and Holmstrom comes down and beat Georgiev cleanly on the glove side. Not a good goal. It's 3-1.
Holmstrom beats Georgiev on a saveable shot. 3-1 NYI. Georgiev has stopped 6-of-9
The #Isles blocked 16 shots in the first period in Colorado. They've had 12 games this year where they've had 16 or fewer in a game. Alex Romanov with five blocks in the first 20 minutes.
#Isles Semyon Varlamov (6-4-2, 2.75 GAA, .918 save pct.) and #Avalanche Alexandar Georgiev (19-8-2, 2.86, .900) lead the teams onto the ice for warmups here in Denver. Avalanche are 15-4-0 at home.
Morning from The Mile High City. #Isles will be on the ice shortly for their morning skate before continuing their four-game swing tonight against the Avalanche here at Ball Arena. Too bad this place couldn’t be named Ball And Puck Arena. https://t.co/acDIiox8k3