Colorado 4, Phoenix 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 28, 2014
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Brian Mach, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
17649
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Avalanche 4, Coyotes 2: Captain Gabriel Landeskog recorded a power-play goal and two assists in the third period as host Colorado skated past Phoenix.
Paul Stastny scored a goal and set up another while PA Parenteau and defenseman Nate Guenin also tallied for the Avalanche, who are 1-1-0 on their three-game homestand. Rookie Nathan MacKinnon notched a pair of assists and Semyon Varlamov turned aside 40 shots.
Captain Shane Doan netted a pair of power-play tallies for the Coyotes, who went winless on their three-game road trip (0-2-1). Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson set up both goals and Thomas Greiss made 29 saves as Phoenix fell to 1-5-4 in its last 10 away from home.
Phoenix opened the scoring with 7:13 remaining in the first period, when Doan deposited a backhander past Varlamov from alone on the doorstep during a man advantage. Colorado answered with a power-play goal of its own less than three minutes later as Parenteau beat Greiss with a one-timer from above the slot.
Guenin put the Avalanche ahead 48 seconds into the third with a shot from high in the right faceoff circle and Stastny converted a pass from Landeskog at 6:12 for a 3-1 lead. Doan's deflection with 6:02 remaining pulled the Coyotes within one, but Landeskog restored the two-goal advantage by beating Greiss to the glove side from the right circle with 3:11 to play for his 50th career tally.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Doan's two-goal performance was his second of the season. He also tallied twice on Nov. 9 against Washington. ... Landeskog's three-point effort was his third of the campaign and first since he notched three assists on Jan. 8 versus Ottawa. ... MacKinnon extended his point streak to 10 games, the longest by a rookie in the NHL since Jonathan Toews accomplished the feat in 2007-08. The 18-year-old MacKinnon has collected five goals and nine assists during his run. ... Greiss lost to Colorado for the first time in five career decisions.
Top Game Performances
Phoenix |
|
Colorado |
Shane Doan 2 |
Points |
Gabriel Landeskog 3 |
Shane Doan 2 |
Goals |
Gabriel Landeskog 1 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 2 |
Assists |
Gabriel Landeskog 2 |
Shane Doan 2 |
Power Play Goals |
Gabriel Landeskog 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Thomas Greiss .879 |
Save Percentage |
Semyon Varlamov .952 |
Thomas Greiss 29 |
Saves |
Semyon Varlamov 40 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Phoenix
|
42 |
2 |
2-5 |
2-4 |
18 |
25 |
Colorado
|
33 |
4 |
2-4 |
3-5 |
10 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .605 after a win and .682 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .393 after a win and .500 after a loss.