The Colorado Avalanche (Avs) have had a series of games with notable moments. MacKinnon and Nichushkin contributed to a 2-0 lead, extending MacKinnon's point streak to 18 games. The Avs held a 4-0 lead with successful power plays. Manson scored, and Johansen's goal led to a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues. The game saw a strong performance from Georgiev and Manson. The Avs' top line had some challenges but also displayed surgical plays. The Eagles also had a 2-1 win, with Ivan Ivan and Wood scoring crucial goals. MacKinnon's point streak ended at 19 games, but the Avs secured a win without relying solely on the top line. The final score was Avs 2, Blues 1.
14:23 left in the 2nd and the Eagles have killed a penalty and now will head to the PP themselves for the third time tonight #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
1st period impressions: Eagles are throwing everything but the kitchen sink on net. They are following the shots & are ready for the rebound to take advantage of the secondary shot. Eagles doing a great job moving the puck in the zone #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Malinski draws a cross-checking penalty and the Eagles will get their second chance on the PP. They have already scored on the PP tonight. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Brad Hunt with a hard slapper from the blue line that works its way through the crowd. Assists come from Burke and Kero and the Eagles are up 1-0. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/xrK8lw3bvn
Three-period takeaways from #stlblues 2-1 loss against #avs included a strong start but coming out of first tied 1-1 probably didn't do period justice; power-play had chance to win game, failed; #avs pounce on fortunate break to claim win: https://t.co/YmZxrmwDcE
Sam Malinski has seen 14 games of NHL action so far. He has 1 goal and 4 assists and averages just over 14 mins of ice time a game. He only saw the penalty box twice. Sam Girard could be making his comeback on Sun. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/TDDyPVJI71
#Avs top time on ice Defense Cale Makar 24:45 Devon Toews 23:49 Bowen Byram 22:45 Forwards Mikko Rantanen 25:21 Nathan MacKinnon 23:37 Valeri Nichushkin 20:40 #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
MacKinnon's point streak ends but the Avs pull out a gutsy 2-1 win without the top guys needing to do all the work. - Great bounce-back game from Georgiev - Best I've seen Johansen play in weeks - Manson was a beast See ya'll at Ball Arena on New Year's Eve.
Avs manage to pull out the win 2-1 and MacKinnon' streak ends at 19 games #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
final: #avs 2, #stlblues 1
Wood redirects a dying puck in front of the crease to get the Avs ahead 2-1 with under three minutes left in regulation. Johansen and Nichushkin with the assists #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
That's a gutsy goal. Miles Wood redirects a point shot after a clean faceoff win for Johansen. 2-1 Avs late in the third
Avs win a face-off, shot from the point gets tipped in, 2-1 with 2:54 left. That's tough. #stlblues
Turns out to be a penalty shot! but Makar shut down and game remains tied #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/jPozmU4PFJ
2nd period impressions: #Avs look out of sync today. Missed passes leading to turnovers for the Blues. Avs are lacking confidence right now and it is showing. Lune changes even out sync leading to too many men. MacKinnon point streak on the line #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/ycjEMqR5qi
Avs looked completely lost on the PK, nearly drawn out of position several times in one minute #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Avs are on pace for 14 shots on goal for the entire game #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
1st period impressions: #Avs still look sluggish. They lack the quicker step to puck they usually have over their opponents. Avs need to look for ways to exit their zone along the edge and get the puck deep. Tie game at 1 #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/NwGeUqFPM0
MacKinnon gives the pass away shorthanded to Robert Thomas and he takes off to backhand the puck right over Geogiev to tie the game up with 3:21 left #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Lots and lots of O-zone time for Colorado, which results in a goal for Johansen, 1-0. Sundqvist/Blais lost a board battle that allowed the Avs to keep the puck, but there were plenty other miscues leading up to that. #stlblues
Johansen taps in career goal 200 to get the Avs back to a 1-0 lead with Manson and Drouin adding to the assists. Manson is on a mission tonight #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Career goal No. 200 for Ryan Johansen. Avs second shot of the game is a goal. 1-0
The #Avs now have three shots on goal and the third one went in. Ryan Johansen pokes in a rebound. 1-0 Avs, again, for real this time
Ryan Johansen on the doorstep, 1-0 #avs. It all started when two of the #stlblues fourth liners (MacEachern and Blais) lost a wall battle with one player. That can't happen.
Ryan Johansen stuffs home a rebound. 1-0, Avs.
Manson redeems himself by getting the goal and the Avs ahead 1-0. Love that secondary assist but the goal comes back after a review #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/e55qki5egy
Josh Manson makes it 1-0 on the first shot of the game for the Avs. Great pass by Olofsson.
Josh Manson gets his revenge. Brayden Schenn turnover, and Manson walks down the slot. 1-0, Avs.
Ivan Ivan scores and gives the Eagles a two goal lead! Jack Ahcan picks up the assist. 4-2 Eagles, 3:44 to go #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo
That’s it for the first 20! Eagles had several good chances and scored early. They are aggressive in the offensive zone. Annunen looks alright in the net. Both teams have eight SOG, Wild is 1/2 on the PP and holds a 2-1 lead. #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo
Coyotes pull their goalie and the extra attacker gets the job done. Tied at 4 with 2:07 to go. #Avs #GoAvsGo
40 minutes down and #Avs hold onto a 3 goal lead. Offense is dangerous and Georgiev is getting his mojo back. #GoAvsGo
MacKinnon collects his second point of the night and the #Avs are 2/2 on the PP. 4-0. #GoAvsGo
LOC has a sweet wraparound goal to bring it to 3-0. Both teams are tied at 11 SOG. 11:57 to go. #Avs #GoAvsGo
Rantanen gets the first goal on the board! #Avs are 1/1 on the PP. 1:20 to go in the period. #GoAvsGo
#Avs get the first PP of the game with 3:28 to go. Still scoreless. #GoAvsGo
With almost six minutes to go in the period, both teams are scoreless but the #Avs trail by two in SOG. #GoAvsGo
Puck is down! Avs are quick on the attack and Manson had a good SOG. #Avs #GoAvsGo
That's one of the best team goals of the year for the #Avs. Alex Georgiev started it with a deft outlet pass. Freddy Olofsson hits Josh Manson as the trailer on the rush. 3-0 Avs
The #Avs top line has had a few shifts were everything was just a half-beat off, but that whole sequence was pretty surgical. Nichushkin from MacKinnon and Toews. 2-0 #Avs 18 straight with a point for MacKinnon.
MacKinnon to Nichushkin. 2-0 Avs The overall and home point streaks both reach 18 games for MacKinnon
Not the best first period, but the Avs get through it with a lead. And the goal was scored by a group that isn't the top line, so that's a win.