Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, February 26, 2018, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–1 on Monday, February 26, 2018 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Vancouver Canucks	1	31-40-11
at Colorado Avalanche	3	43-30-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	0	0	1	1
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	9	9	14	32
Colorado Avalanche	11	8	9	28

Three stars

N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:36	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (20)	Nathan MacKinnon (41), Tyson Jost (10)	Power play	VAN 0, COL 1
3rd	07:52	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (27)	Gabriel Landeskog (25), Nikita Zadorov (12)	Even strength	VAN 0, COL 2
3rd	18:44	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin (19)	Alexander Edler (22), Henrik Sedin (39)	Even strength	VAN 1, COL 2
3rd	19:15	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (28)	Mikko Rantanen (38)	Even strength, Empty net	VAN 1, COL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Vancouver Canucks	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	32	28
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	17	12
Blocked shots	16	20
Giveaways	4	2
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	37/60 (61.7%)	23/60 (38.3%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks 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 6 B. Boeser	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		17:47
Number 17 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	10:09
Number 18 J. Virtanen	R	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	0	0		17:06
Number 20 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	70%	17:44
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:43
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	27.3%	14:46
Number 47 S. Baertschi	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:02
Number 49 D. Archibald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:38
Number 53 B. Horvat	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	77.8%	22:04
Number 77 N. Goldobin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:25
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	57.1%	15:26
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		17:58
Number 5 D. Pouliot	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0		16:07
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	2	0		25:31
Number 27 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		15:31
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		23:17
Number 51 T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0		16:49
Number 55 A. Biega	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:21

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 25 J. Markstrom	27	25	2	.926	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 13 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	30%	14:37
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:19
Number 22 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	50%	14:56
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	2	1	3	+2	0	9	0	0	0		20:38
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	58.3%	15:47
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	20%	13:30
Number 47 D. Toninato	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	08:27
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:33
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:56
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0	50%	20:02
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	1		19:38
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		24:30
Number 5 D. Warsofsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3	0		12:17
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	5	0		21:14
Number 15 D. Siemens	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:14
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	4	1	0		19:22
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:24

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	32	31	1	.969	59:53	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:57	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler	Slashing	2
1st	05:11	Colorado Avalanche	Alexander Kerfoot	High sticking	2
1st	13:31	Vancouver Canucks	Jake Virtanen	Hooking	2
1st	18:19	Vancouver Canucks	Troy Stecher	Interference	2
2nd	01:01	Vancouver Canucks	Jake Virtanen	Hooking	2
3rd	01:58	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Tripping	2
3rd	13:25	Vancouver Canucks	Jake Virtanen	Slashing	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Travis Green
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Brad Kovachik
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Jussi Jokinen, Loui Eriksson, Brendan Leipsic
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mark Alt, Nail Yakupov

2017-2018 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 30, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Feb 20, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Feb 26, 2018

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Other NHL games on Monday, February 26, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Feb 26, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Feb 26, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Feb 26, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Feb 26, 2018

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