In an NHL game on Nov. 27, 2024, Valeri Nichushkin's winning goal in the shootout secured a victory for the Colorado Avalanche over the Vegas Golden Knights in Denver.
Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin , left, raises his stick after scoring the winning goal against Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Denver. Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly, left, congratulates right wing Valeri Nichushkin after he scored the winning goal during the shootout of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Denver.
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.Neither team was whistled for a penalty until Cale Makar took an interference minor at 3:37 of the third period.Golden Knights: Head home after a season-long five-game road trip with a winning record. 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.Kopitar, Rittich lead the LA Kings’ rebound for a 4-1 win over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets
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.Vegas had 10 shots on goal in the first period but just nine for the rest of regulation and overtime, and none in the extra period.The Golden Knights return home to play Winnipeg on Friday night while the Avalanche travel to Dallas on Friday night for the first game of a back-to-back.
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