The Colorado Avalanche (Avs) have recalled Riley Tufte. Tufte drew a penalty on Ian Cole, leading to a power play (PP) for the Avs. Valeri Nichushkin scored on the PP, assisted by Mikko Rantanen, tying the game at 1-1. Tufte also drew an interference penalty on Ian Cole. Nichushkin scored again, making it 2-1 Avs. JT Miller tied the game 2-2, but Tufte scored, giving the Avs a 3-2 lead. Rantanen and Cale Makar scored empty-net goals, securing a 5-2 victory for the Avs. Tufte's goal was his first in an Avs sweater and his second career NHL goal. Rantanen has 12 goals this year. Tufte's goal was also the game-winning goal. Tufte spent Thanksgiving with his family in Minnesota and played at Xcel Energy Center, where he scored his first NHL goal while with Dallas.
Riley Tufte, the former Blaine Bengal, was called up last game for the Avs and scored his first goal, a GWG, for them. He got to spend Thanksgiving with his family here in MN last night and will play again tonight at Xcel Energy Center, the site of his first NHL while with Dallas
Riley Tufte gets his first career game winning goal #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Nathan MacKinnon feeds Mikko Rantanen, who scores on an empty net. It's 5-2 Colorado. Rantanen has 12 on the year.
After being taken down by Hughes, Mikko slaps it into the empty net for the 3 goal lead #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Mikko Rantanen into the open net. Third-period terminator #Avs showed up again, after a one-game hiatus. 5-2
Rantanen with the empty netter. 5-2.
Rantanen empty netter 5-2 Avs.
Cale Makar gets some revenge for the JT Miller goal earlier by stealing the puck and and scoring on the breakaway #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Tufte tied up with Cole on Demko's porch as point shot trickles past screened stopper. Avs up 3-2 #Canucks
Tufte down low with the big body and pushes his way into his first goal in an Avs sweater and his 2nd career goal in the NHL. Avs lead 3-2 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
#Avs grab the lead 84 seconds into the third period. Miles Wood shot and Riley Tufte gets the goal. Hit him on the way in. Avalanche have three goals ... average distance is about 8 feet. That's a theme lately. 3-2 Avs
Riley Tufte scores his first goal with the #Avs. Miles Wood puts a puck on net, and it bounces off Tufte and in. It's 3-2 Colorado.
Looks like Tufte is getting his firs goal with the Avalanche. Appeared to hit his body in front and go in. 4-3.
Who else buy Riley Tufte. 3-2 Avs
Nichushkin is back on the bench to start the third period https://t.co/IKd1XS4xIC
JT pushes past Toews and gets the puck in the the net on the short side of Georgiev, 2-2 game now #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
JT Miller just scored a pretty sick goal on the rush with Devon Toews marking him. 2-2 A little more 4-on-4 time, then the Canucks will have 3 minutes of major time left.
Valeri Nichushkin stays hit. He buries a Mikko Rantanen cross-crease pass, and itโs 1-1. Jonathan Drouin will pick up a secondary assist playing on the top power play instead of Ryan Johansen.
Val Nichushkin scores for the fifth straight game and does it on the PP with the assist coming from Mikko on the other side of the net #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Val Nichushkin, who might as well order a fancy name placard for his office in front of the opposing net at this point, scores for the fifth straight game. Mikko Rantanen set him up for a one-timer, instead of a tip this time. 1-1
Nichushkin from Mikko. #Avs score on the PP to tie it up at 1-1
Tufte draws an interference penalty on former Avs dman Ian Cole for the first penalty of the night #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Tufte draws a penalty on Ian Cole, who I just realized plays for Vancouver. Avs to the PP.
The #Avs have recalled Riley Tufte.