National Hockey League

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Colorado Avalanche 3
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Match Report

Avalanche score 3 third-period goals to beat Coyotes 3-0

Nazem Kadri and J.T. Compher scored 10 seconds apart in the third period, Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 shots and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

ARI COL
22
Blocked Shots
21
21
Hits
22
11
Takeaways
5
14
Shots
40
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
30
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
51.7
18
Giveaways
13
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

ARI

  • Darcy Kuemper G GA 3 · SA 40 · SOS 0
  • Taylor Hall LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Michael Grabner RW BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Derek Stepan C BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0

COL

  • Matt Calvert LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Andre Burakovsky LW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • J.T. Compher LW BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nazem Kadri C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Colorado Avalanche

  • Josh Manson Out
  • Logan O'Connor Day-To-Day
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Arizona Coyotes

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 19:57
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  2. Penalty 19:57
    Nikita Zadorov 3rd
  3. Goal 14:28 0-3
    Mikko Rantanen 3rd
  4. Goal 13:15 0-2
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  5. Goal 13:05 0-1
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  6. Penalty 12:21
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  7. Penalty 8:08
    Andre Burakovsky 3rd
  8. Missed 5:45 0-0
    Jason Demers 3rd
  9. Missed 4:31 0-0
    Cale Makar 3rd
  10. Missed 2:55 0-0
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  11. Missed 2:10 0-0
    Jakob Chychrun 3rd
  12. Missed 0:17 0-0
    Derek Stepan 3rd
  13. Missed 19:06 0-0
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  14. Missed 17:43 0-0
    Carl Soderberg 2nd
  15. Penalty 16:22
    Ian Cole 2nd
  16. Missed 13:40 0-0
    Brad Richardson 2nd
  17. Missed 13:16 0-0
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2nd
  18. Missed 10:29 0-0
    Vinnie Hinostroza 2nd
  19. Missed 9:37 0-0
    Samuel Girard 2nd
  20. Missed 8:34 0-0
    Jakob Chychrun 2nd
  21. Missed 6:33 0-0
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 2nd
  22. Missed 5:08 0-0
    Christian Fischer 2nd
  23. Missed 4:44 0-0
    Jakob Chychrun 2nd
  24. Missed 16:40 0-0
    Valeri Nichushkin 1st
  25. Penalty 12:06
    Jason Demers 1st
  26. Missed 11:31 0-0
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1st
  27. Missed 6:14 0-0
    Alex Goligoski 1st
  28. Missed 2:07 0-0
    Ian Cole 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 0-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 0-3
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:57 0-3
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  4. Penalty 19:57
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  5. Penalty 19:57
    Nikita Zadorov 3rd
  6. Shot 19:43 0-3
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  7. Giveaway 19:41 0-3
    Alex Goligoski 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:29 0-3
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:29 0-3
    3rd
  10. Shot 19:29 0-3
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  11. Face Off 19:20 0-3
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  12. Stoppage 19:20 0-3
    3rd
  13. Shot 19:20 0-3
    Vladislav Namestnikov 3rd
  14. Giveaway 18:39 0-3
    Erik Johnson 3rd
  15. Face Off 18:28 0-3
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  16. Stoppage 18:28 0-3
    3rd
  17. Giveaway 18:23 0-3
    Matt Calvert 3rd
  18. Blocked 18:11 0-3
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  19. Giveaway 18:09 0-3
    Darcy Kuemper 3rd
  20. Face Off 17:49 0-3
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  21. Stoppage 17:49 0-3
    3rd
  22. Blocked 17:49 0-3
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  23. Blocked 17:42 0-3
    Clayton Keller 3rd
  24. Takeaway 17:21 0-3
    Ian Cole 3rd
  25. Face Off 16:56 0-3
    J.T. Compher 3rd
  26. Stoppage 16:56 0-3
    3rd
  27. Shot 16:56 0-3
    Conor Garland 3rd
  28. Giveaway 16:09 0-3
    Joonas Donskoi 3rd
  29. Blocked 16:01 0-3
    Jakob Chychrun 3rd
  30. Takeaway 15:34 0-3
    Samuel Girard 3rd
  31. Shot 15:18 0-3
    Erik Johnson 3rd
  32. Face Off 14:28 0-3
    Carl Soderberg 3rd
  33. Goal 14:28 0-3
    Mikko Rantanen 3rd
  34. Hit 14:26 0-2
    Michael Grabner 3rd
  35. Face Off 13:42 0-2
    Brad Richardson 3rd
  36. Stoppage 13:42 0-2
    3rd
  37. Shot 13:42 0-2
    Valeri Nichushkin 3rd
  38. Giveaway 13:40 0-2
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson 3rd
  39. Face Off 13:15 0-2
    Christian Dvorak 3rd
  40. Goal 13:15 0-2
    J.T. Compher 3rd

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