New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, December 17, 2015, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 2–1 on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
New York Islanders	1	45-27-10
at Colorado Avalanche	2	39-39-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	0	1	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	14	11	9	34
Colorado Avalanche	7	11	12	30

Three stars

F. Beauchemin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
T. Greiss, New York Islanders (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:48	Colorado Avalanche	Francois Beauchemin (4)	Andreas Martinsen (3)	Even strength	NYI 0, COL 1
2nd	04:55	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (11)	Marek Zidlicky (9), Mikhail Grabovski (11)	Power play	NYI 1, COL 1
3rd	16:12	Colorado Avalanche	Francois Beauchemin (5)	Carl Soderberg (16), Blake Comeau (9)	Even strength	NYI 1, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	New York Islanders	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	34	30
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	10
Hits	15	17
Blocked shots	17	12
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	5	12
Faceoffs won	27/59 (45.8%)	32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		19:35
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		09:56
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:45
Number 18 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	17:41
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		21:59
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	100%	16:58
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		14:54
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	15:58
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	46.2%	10:34
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	36.4%	15:16
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:04
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1	0	40%	22:21
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	0		25:33
Number 3 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		18:46
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		13:06
Number 28 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	2	0		15:15
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		18:47
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		21:13

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 T. Greiss	30	28	2	.933	58:19	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	16:23
Number 8 J. Skille	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		05:26
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	20:01
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	66.7%	11:36
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	1	0	50%	18:40
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	16.7%	05:52
Number 27 A. Martinsen	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	1	0		12:47
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	20:12
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	40%	17:25
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:28
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		06:26
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	0		20:03
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		24:12
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		23:00
Number 5 N. Guenin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:36
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+2	4	5	3	3	0		26:51
Number 22 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		07:48
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	2	0	2	+2	0	5	1	0	0		28:31

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	34	33	1	.971	59:58	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:36	New York Islanders	Nick Leddy	Cross checking	2
1st	06:10	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson	Tripping	2
1st	14:07	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Tripping	2
2nd	03:10	Colorado Avalanche	Mikhail Grigorenko	Hooking	2
2nd	13:28	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson	High sticking	2
2nd	15:20	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Hooking	2
3rd	11:09	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Lonnie Cameron
New York Islanders scratches: Eric Boulton, Steve Bernier, Brian Strait
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Brandon Gormley, Chris Wagner

2015-2016 season series

Every New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders, Mon, Nov 30, 2015
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 17, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Florida Panthers 5 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
San Jose Sharks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Nashville Predators 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
New York Rangers 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 17, 2015

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