Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Necas scores twice, MacKinnon gets shootout winner, Avs top Knights 6-5
Nathan MacKinnon also scored for Colorado in the shootout, while Mitch Marner was the only one to score for the Knights.
Colorado, which extended its win streak to seven games, has registered points in 27 of its last 28 games. The Avalanche are 23-1-4 during that stretch.
The Avs also improved to 9-1-2 in their last 12 on the road.
Colorado is the only team in the NHL with at least 60 points, sitting atop the Central Division with 63.
Vegas has now lost four of its last five, having split the first two of a four-game homestand. In earning a point for the 10th time in 12 games, the Knights took sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with 45 points, one point ahead of both Anaheim and Edmonton.
After Vegas blew a pair of two-goal leads, allowing the Avalanche to tie the game in the second and third periods, it appeared to seize momentum when Colton Sissons scored with four minutes left in regulation.
But Artturi Lehkonen’s goal with 1:57 left tied the game and forced the Knights to their 15th overtime this season. Vegas is 4-11 in overtime this season, including 1-5 in shootouts.
Samuel Girard and Nathan MacKinnon added goals for the Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood stopped 20 shots.
Alexander Holtz, Ivan Barbashev, Ben Hutton and Brett Howden also scored for the Golden Knights, while Carter Hart made 33 saves.
Golden Knights: Host Minnesota on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesCOL leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:43 | Alexander Holtz Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:34 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (30) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:19 | Samuel Girard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:27 | Martin Necas Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:36 | Ben Hutton Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:05 | Brett Howden Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:52 | Martin Necas Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:21 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:00 | Colton Sissons Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:03 | Artturi Lehkonen Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Martin Necas Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Mitch Marner Goal Backhand |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
 COL |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 27 |
| 16 | Hits | 21 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 39 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 53.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.8 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Toews, D | Out | Jan 21 |
| Joel Kiviranta, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 21 |
| Gabriel Landeskog, LW | Out | Jan 18 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,168 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,168 | Capacity:
