New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 6–1 on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
New York Islanders 1 35-37-10
at Colorado Avalanche 6 43-30-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Islanders 0 0 1 1
Colorado Avalanche 1 4 1 6

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 8 7 13 28
Colorado Avalanche 12 23 13 48

Three stars

  1. G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (3 assists)
  3. C. Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:31 Colorado Avalanche Patrik Nemeth (2) Alexander Kerfoot (15), Sven Andrighetto (12) Even strength NYI 0, COL 1
2nd 05:25 Colorado Avalanche Matt Nieto (6) Carl Soderberg (11), Blake Comeau (9) Even strength NYI 0, COL 2
2nd 12:30 Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg (7) Colin Wilson (6), Erik Johnson (10) Even strength NYI 0, COL 3
2nd 16:35 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (15) Nathan MacKinnon (28), Samuel Girard (6) Power play NYI 0, COL 4
2nd 18:24 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (16) Nathan MacKinnon (29), Samuel Girard (7) Power play NYI 0, COL 5
3rd 12:24 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (12) Brock Nelson (4), Scott Mayfield (8) Even strength NYI 1, COL 5
3rd 13:04 Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson (5) Gabriel Landeskog (15), Nathan MacKinnon (30) Even strength NYI 1, COL 6

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 28 48
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 16 26
Blocked shots 19 23
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 2 8
Faceoffs won 36/69 (52.2%) 33/69 (47.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:20
Number 10 A. Quine C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 28.6% 11:16
Number 12 J. Bailey R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 17:18
Number 13 M. Barzal C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 45.5% 17:15
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 14:48
Number 16 A. Ladd L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 18:59
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:53
Number 27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 15:14
Number 29 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 33.3% 12:25
Number 53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 57.9% 14:58
Number 72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 10:10
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 64% 17:16
Number 2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 24:06
Number 6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 14:59
Number 14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 3 0 20:03
Number 28 S. Aho D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 15:57
Number 42 S. Mayfield D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 6 0 20:47
Number 50 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 20:14
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 T. Greiss 13 12 1 .923 20:00
Number 41 J. Halak 35 30 5 .857 39:58 Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Andrighetto R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:08
Number 13 A. Kerfoot C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 40% 13:43
Number 14 B. Comeau L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 60% 16:45
Number 17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 60% 17:14
Number 22 C. Wilson C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 3 0 57.1% 13:52
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 43.8% 15:55
Number 34 C. Soderberg C 1 1 2 +2 2 4 0 0 0 46.2% 15:54
Number 57 G. Bourque L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:55
Number 64 N. Yakupov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:14
Number 83 M. Nieto L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 2 0 13:57
Number 92 G. Landeskog L 2 1 3 +1 0 6 4 0 2 40% 17:46
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 100% 15:54
Number 6 E. Johnson D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 3 2 0 22:47
Number 12 P. Nemeth D 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 4 0 20:30
Number 16 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 3 0 19:28
Number 44 M. Barberio D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 18:54
Number 49 S. Girard D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 3 0 19:42
Number 94 A. Mironov D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 12:22
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 45 J. Bernier 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:51 Colorado Avalanche Tyson Jost Slashing 2
1st 17:53 New York Islanders Brock Nelson Holding 2
2nd 08:07 Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg Kneeing 2
2nd 15:20 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Interference 2
2nd 16:35 New York Islanders Bench Abuse of officials (bench minor) 2
2nd 16:35 New York Islanders Bench Game misconduct head coach (game misconduct) 0
2nd 18:15 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Cross checking 2
3rd 01:48 Colorado Avalanche Andrei Mironov Hooking 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Doug Weight
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Chris Rooney, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Vaughan Rody
New York Islanders scratches
Dennis Seidenberg, Steve Bernier, Shane Prince
Colorado Avalanche scratches
J.T. Compher, Anton Lindholm

2017-2018 season series

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Sources and further reading

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