Colorado Avalanche 3-0 Win Against Vegas, 1/10/24

 

The odds were in our favor. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/on9D0crH5S

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 11, 2024

*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*

   The Golden Knights played against the Avalanche in Colorado on Wednesday, January 10th. It was a tough loss for Vegas, getting no goals the whole night. The Avalanche now winning two games in a row, the first being against the Boston Bruins (4-3) on January 8th.

Avalanche lineup against the Golden Knights:

Drouin - MacKinnon - Rantanen

Nichushkin - Colton - O'Connor

Cogliano - Johansen - Kiviranta

MacDermid - Olofsson - Polin

Toews - Makar

Girard - Malinski

Jones - Johnson

Georgiev

Prosvetov

Golden Knights lineup against the Avalanche:

Barbashev - Eichel - Marchessault

Dorofeyev - Stephenson - Stone

Howden - Roy - Kolesar

Cotter - Amadio - Denisenko

Martinez - Pietrangelo

Hague - Whitecloud

McNabb - Cormier

Hill

Patera

   Valeri Nichushkin scores late into the first period with only 13.8 seconds remaining. Nichushkin scored his twenty-first goal of the season. He was also the only one to score a goal in the shootout against Boston on January 8th. 1-0 was the final score of the first period.

   Valeri Nichushkin again with another goal, this being his twenty-second of the season! His goal was the only one in this period, 2-0.

   Logan O'Connor gives the Avalanche a three-goal lead, scoring his seventh goal of the season. The final score overall was 3-0.

"I thought we did a great job - I think that was a pretty complete 60 minutes," Logan O'Connor said, talking about the Avalanche's 3-0 win. "I thought everyone was contributing in different ways, and all four lines were great tonight. So again, that's something we can build on, and now we're going on the road. So, it gets even more difficult."

- Nathan MacKinnon ties the Avalanche franchise record for the longest home-point streak at any point in a season - 23 games

- Alexandar Georgiev posted a 25-save shutout against Vegas

- Alexandar Georgiev now has had 2 shutouts this season

- Valeri Nichushkin stats:

   - 22 Goals

   - 20 Assists

   - 42 Points

- Logan O'Connor stats:

   - 7 Goals

   - 9 Assists

   - 16 Points

"We have to be better all around - Be more like how we can play, and it hasn't been there." Chandler Stephenson said postgame, speaking about the Vegas loss against Colorado, and what needs to change between this game and their next, against Boston.

 

We cannot emphasize this enough.#NHLAllStarVote Valeri Nichushkin#NHLAllStarVote Alexandar Georgiev#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/TB7VpQNk2n

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 11, 2024

POST-GAME : Jared Bednar

POST-GAME : Alex Pietrangelo

POST-GAME : Bruce Cassidy