Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 9:30 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vancouver Canucks	3	40-30-12
at Colorado Avalanche	1	56-19-7

Goals by period

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

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	9	27
Colorado Avalanche	11	12	10	33

Three stars

J. Halak, Vancouver Canucks (goaltender)
B. Boeser, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal)
N. Kadri, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	01:23	Vancouver Canucks	Brock Boeser (19)	Elias Pettersson (26)	Even strength	VAN 1, COL 0
3rd	03:15	Vancouver Canucks	J.T. Miller (26)	Tanner Pearson (19), Conor Garland (20)	Even strength	VAN 2, COL 0
3rd	06:15	Colorado Avalanche	Nazem Kadri (24)	Nathan MacKinnon (47), Valeri Nichushkin (20)	Power play	VAN 2, COL 1
3rd	19:42	Vancouver Canucks	Bo Horvat (24)	J.T. Miller (51), Tanner Pearson (20)	Even strength, Empty net	VAN 3, COL 1

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	27	33
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	14	26
Blocked shots	15	8
Giveaways	0	8
Takeaways	5	5
Faceoffs won	26/46 (56.5%)	20/46 (43.5%)

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	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	0		16:40
Number 7 N. Petan	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50%	07:53
Number 8 C. Garland	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:40
Number 9 J. Miller	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	1	0	47.1%	22:31
Number 13 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	62.5%	15:25
Number 15 M. Highmore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:15
Number 39 A. Chiasson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:51
Number 40 E. Pettersson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		18:21
Number 53 B. Horvat	C	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0	0	80%	18:15
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	1	0		15:57
Number 91 J. Lammikko	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	15:03
Number 92 V. Podkolzin	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		07:08
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	0		19:05
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	2	1	0		23:21
Number 24 T. Dermott	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		15:43
Number 43 Q. Hughes	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		23:36
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		24:34
Number 77 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:27

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

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 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		08:14
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	3	0	0		24:19
Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:22
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:44
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:29
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	-2	2	4	0	0	0	47.1%	25:36
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	75%	17:19
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	50%	06:56
Number 78 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	37.5%	11:20
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	1	0	1	-2	0	6	1	0	1	28.6%	19:31
Number 95 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		15:31
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		23:28
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		16:55
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		15:09
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		27:56
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		27:58
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		13:49
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		09:09

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	26	24	2	.923	58:15	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:13	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Cross checking	2
1st	08:50	Vancouver Canucks	Nic Petan	High sticking	2
1st	14:42	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Cogliano	Tripping	2
1st	14:42	Vancouver Canucks	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Roughing	2
2nd	14:03	Vancouver Canucks	Quinn Hughes	Slashing	2
2nd	17:51	Vancouver Canucks	Quinn Hughes	Slashing	2
3rd	05:00	Vancouver Canucks	Vasily Podkolzin	Interference	2
3rd	11:12	Vancouver Canucks	Luke Schenn	Tripping	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Kyle Flemington
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Murray, Artturi Lehkonen, Samuel Girard, Bowen Byram

2021-2022 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 11, 2021
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Nov 17, 2021
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 23, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 23

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 23, 2022

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