Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Arizona Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Arizona Coyotes	3	29-41-12
at Colorado Avalanche	1	43-30-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	12	8	7	27
Colorado Avalanche	8	5	13	26

Three stars

A. Goligoski, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)
A. Raanta, Arizona Coyotes (goaltender)
S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:54	Arizona Coyotes	Tobias Rieder (6)	Brendan Perlini (5), Jakob Chychrun (3)	Even strength	ARI 1, COL 0
1st	03:56	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (11)	Erik Johnson (9), Gabriel Landeskog (13)	Even strength	ARI 1, COL 1
2nd	10:34	Arizona Coyotes	Alex Goligoski (4)	Clayton Keller (17)	Even strength	ARI 2, COL 1
3rd	15:35	Arizona Coyotes	Lawson Crouse (1)	Josh Archibald (1)	Even strength	ARI 3, COL 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Arizona Coyotes	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	27	26
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	14	14
Blocked shots	11	16
Giveaways	0	7
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	29/61 (47.5%)	32/61 (52.5%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Rieder	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	100%	14:41
Number 9 C. Keller	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:51
Number 10 A. Duclair	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:21
Number 11 B. Perlini	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:00
Number 16 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	53.8%	16:22
Number 18 C. Dvorak	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	47.1%	16:47
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	52.9%	22:33
Number 25 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	25%	10:55
Number 36 C. Fischer	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		16:26
Number 45 J. Archibald	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		16:02
Number 48 J. Martinook	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	33.3%	13:01
Number 67 L. Crouse	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0		11:59
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:14
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1		19:22
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		25:10
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	1		20:22
Number 44 K. Connauton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		13:24
Number 55 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		22:38

Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 A. Raanta	26	25	1	.962	59:52	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Andrighetto	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:04
Number 13 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	12:03
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	66.7%	16:08
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		07:47
Number 22 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:49
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	56.5%	20:08
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	60%	17:43
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	18:56
Number 64 N. Yakupov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:17
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		13:28
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		20:50
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		17:47
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	3	1		26:01
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4		19:31
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2		19:06
Number 44 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0		17:31
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		16:01
Number 54 A. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		13:44

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	27	24	3	.889	57:55	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:41	Arizona Coyotes	Lawson Crouse	Hooking	2
1st	19:05	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Nieto	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	19:13	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	02:37	Arizona Coyotes	Nick Cousins	Tripping	2
2nd	05:59	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	High sticking	2
3rd	08:49	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Holding	2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach: Rick Tocchet
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Ryan Gibbons
Arizona Coyotes scratches: Brad Richardson, Andrew Campbell, Zac Rinaldo
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Gabriel Bourque

2017-2018 season series

Every Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 10, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 27, 2017

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