In a high-scoring and intensely competitive game, the Colorado Avalanche faced off against the Arizona Coyotes, with the game seeing multiple lead changes and a final score of 4-3 in favor of the Avalanche. The match was marked by strategic plays, penalties, and power plays that kept both teams on their toes. Ross Colton opened the scoring for the Avalanche, assisted by Miles Wood, but the Coyotes quickly responded with a goal from Dumba, tying the game at 1-1. The Coyotes then took the lead with a goal from Lawson Crouse, making it 2-1 ARZ. However, the Avalanche fought back, with MacKinnon scoring to tie the game at 3-3, followed by a go-ahead goal from Devon Toews, assisted by Jonathan Drouin and MacKinnon, sealing the win for the Avalanche at 4-3 Avs.
#Flames Nazem Kadri just won a board battle behind his own net, carried the puck all the way up ice and ultimately made a slick feed to set up Andrew Mangiapane for a crucial insurance marker. Flames now lead Sean Monahan by a 5-3 score.
Andrew Mangiapane makes it 5-3 #Flames Nice dish by Nazem Kadri. 6-42 to go in regulation.
Andrew Mangiapane, shortly after the Flames returned to even strength. 5-3 Calgary.
Jonathan Huberdeau makes it 4-3 #Flames as the puck goes off the skate of Sean Monahan and right onto the stick of Rasmus Andersson, who fed Huberdeau for the one-timer.
Nazem Kadri with a really nice deflection of MacKenzie Weegar's power play point shot. 3-3.
Nazem Kadri ties it up with a power play goal. 3-3.
Blake Coleman strikes back for the Flames as Mikael Backlund recovers a dump-in, gets it to Andrew Mangiapane, and Mangiapane feeds Coleman in front. 3-2 #NHLJets
Saad ties the game on the power play. 1-1.
Cogliano, Parise, Makar, Toews for the Avs on the PK.
Nathan MacKinnon got by/through a JJ Moser check like it was nothing and it led to a go-ahead goal. He sent the puck to the slot, pretty little one-touch by Jonathan Drouin and Devon Toews scored. 4-3 #Avs
Toews from Drouin and MacKinnon. 4-3 Avs
... and the #Avs score on the first shift after the no-goal. Sam Girard rang one off the post, and Jonathan Drouin put home the rebound. Coyotes are challenging for offsides. This is going to be a four-hour game.
Drouin gives the Avalanche the lead after Girard’s shot hits the post. Sweet baby jesus the Coyotes are challenging now.
It was a long review, but the play was ruled offsides. Huge call, keeps this game at 3-3 and the #Avs avoid a penalty. https://t.co/zQLSPPfcwe
Alex Kerfoot got behind the #Avs defense, caught a pass with his glove, then went in and scored. Avs are challenging for offsides. That's going to be tough to tell with the puck in the air like that.
That was a crazy flip pass by McBain. Keefoot gives the Coyotes the lead, but Avs are challenging.
#Avs don't have a PPG today, and not scoring on the double minor in particular might cost them. They've had a bunch of chances. Makar hit the iron earlier, and Parise just put one on top of the net.
Coyotes challenged and failed. Avs will get a PP. Didn’t look like MacKinnon shoved anything, was just whacking away. https://t.co/1Eg6v0M7mo
Good goal. 3-3 and an Avs PP coming up.
MacKinnon immediately ties it off a nice pass by Byram, who is heating up. 3-3.
#Avs botched a 3-on-2 while shorthanded at the end of a PK, then gave up a 4-on-2 the other way. Logan Cooley finished it. 3-2 ARZ
Avs had an odd-man rush one way, but turned it over. Coyotes come back and Cooley gives them the lead right as MacKinnon steps out of the box.
Yotes score just as the MacKinnon PP expires. 3-2 Arizona
Kiviranta draws a penalty to give the Avs their first PP of the game
Period ends with Avs trailing 1-0 and getting outshot 13-7. It's been all Arizona since the first few minutes
Wood gets called for tripping deep in the offensive zone. #Avs are gonna need to be on their A-game for this PK
Coyotes just picked the #Avs PK apart there. Formed a simple triangle, made two guys defend three, and got Lawson Crouse a wide-open one-timer at the top of the hashmarks. 2-1 ARZ
#Avs top line was a step behind at three or four points on that shift, and it ended up in their net. Dumba scored on the rebound of a Kerfoot shot. 1-1
Coyotes respond against the Avs top line and defensive pair. 1-1.
The #Avs had an iffy-looking shift or two to start ... and it's been a whole lot of action at the Arizona end since. Ross Colton, on a nice setup from Miles Wood, opens the scoring. 1-0 Avs