Valeri Nichushkin scored the only goal in a five-round shootout and also scored Colorado’s only goal in regulation as the Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1.
DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin scored the only goal in a five-round shootout and also scored Colorado's only goal in regulation as the Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Wednesday night.Alexandar Georgiev made 18 saves through overtime and five more in the shootout as Colorado won for the seventh time in nine games.Pavel Dorofeyev gave Vegas a 1-0 lead at 13:09 of the second period but Nichushkin tied it 33 seconds later with an unassisted goal.
Vegas lost the first game, 3-0, in Toronto but then won the next three before the lsso to Colorado.Avalanche: Injuries continue to be a factor this season. Winger Jonathan Drouin is “week-to-week” with an upper-body injury. He missed 16 straight games with a similar injury suffered opening night. Chase Bradley was recalled and made his NHL debut.With the Avalanche about to go on the power play, Hill made a save on Nichushkin’s point-blank shot with 7.5 seconds left to get the game to overtime.
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