Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
MacKinnon inches closer to 50-goal mark as Avalanche defeat Jets 3-2
Jack Drury scored his career-high ninth goal of the season for the NHL-leading Avalanche, who ended a four-game road trip with a 4-0-0 record. Artturi Lehkonen added an assist in his return after missing 11 games with an upper-body injury.
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots for Colorado.
Mark Scheifele scored twice and leads the Jets with 34 goals.
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves.
Scheifele set a career-high in points when his pair of goals gave him 88 points.
Colorado entered the game ranked 27th on the power play, but made good on a big opportunity. Six seconds after a 38-second two-man advantage expired, MacKinnon scored 13 seconds into the third to break the 1-1 tie with the power-play tally. He added his second goal at 3:55.
The Jets challenged MacKinnon’s second goal for goaltender interference, but it stood and gave Colorado a 3-1 lead early in the third.
COL leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:55 | Mark Scheifele Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (50), Josh Morrissey (37) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:40 | Jack Drury Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (28), Parker Kelly (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:13 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (47) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (33), Martin Necas (55) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:55 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (48) Tip-In, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (24), Gabriel Landeskog (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:39 | Mark Scheifele Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Cole Perfetti (19), Gabriel Vilardi (33) |
Statistics
 COL |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 14 | Hits | 25 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 35 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Josh Morrissey, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
| Garrett Brown, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan O'Connor, RW | Out | Oct 31 |
| Josh Manson, D | Out | Oct 30 |
| Zachary L'Heureux, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
