NEW DELHI: The
Colorado Avalanche
secured a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes in Denver on Saturday night.
Fredrik Olofsson
,
Josh Manson
, and
Valeri Nichushkin
scored for the Avalanche, while goaltender
Alexandar Georgiev
made 24 saves in the win.
The opening goal came in the first period when
Bowen Byram
found the back of the net with a wrist shot at 8:37. Byram's goal marked his sixth of the season, giving the Avalanche a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, Colorado extended their lead with two more goals.
Valeri Nichushkin scored his 16th goal of the season at 1:27, capitalizing on a backhand pass from
Nathan MacKinnon
. Later in the period, Josh Manson made it 3-0 with a snap shot from the slot at 13:29. Fredrik Olofsson added another goal just before the end of the second period, making it 4-0.
The Coyotes managed to avoid a shutout when
Alex Kerfoot
scored a power-play goal at 16:56 of the third period, bringing the final score to 4-1.
Nathan MacKinnon extended his point streak to 18 games, the longest in the NHL this season, and has recorded at least one point in all 18 home games. The win further solidifies the Avalanche's position as one of the top teams in the league.
(With Reuters inputs)
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