New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New York Islanders 4 39-27-16
at Colorado Avalanche 5 50-25-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
New York Islanders 2 2 0 0 4
Colorado Avalanche 1 2 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
New York Islanders 8 9 5 0 22
Colorado Avalanche 16 10 12 1 39

Three stars

  1. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  3. C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:39 New York Islanders Pierre Engvall (5) Brock Nelson (15) Even strength NYI 1, COL 0
1st 06:11 Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews (6) Logan O'Connor (7), Cale Makar (34) Even strength NYI 1, COL 1
1st 19:28 New York Islanders Brock Nelson (17) Noah Dobson (30), Ilya Sorokin (1) Power play NYI 2, COL 1
2nd 01:09 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (11) Cal Clutterbuck (8) Even strength NYI 3, COL 1
2nd 04:18 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (18) Samuel Girard (4), Jonathan Drouin (12) Even strength NYI 3, COL 2
2nd 08:24 Colorado Avalanche Jonathan Drouin (6) Mikko Rantanen (27), Nathan MacKinnon (40) Even strength NYI 3, COL 3
2nd 10:18 New York Islanders Alexander Romanov (3) Mathew Barzal (27) Even strength NYI 4, COL 3
3rd 12:21 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (19) Nathan MacKinnon (41), Cale Makar (35) Power play NYI 4, COL 4
OT 00:32 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (20) Cale Makar (36), Mikko Rantanen (28) Power play NYI 4, COL 5

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 22 39
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 23 18
Blocked shots 31 16
Giveaways 4 4
Takeaways 9 16
Faceoffs won 25/53 (47.2%) 28/53 (52.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:32
Number 13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:25
Number 14 B. Horvat C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 63.6% 17:05
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 15:16
Number 16 J. Gauthier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 09:17
Number 18 P. Engvall L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 14:29
Number 20 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 10:41
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 16:02
Number 27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 100% 14:03
Number 29 B. Nelson C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 1 1 12.5% 16:54
Number 44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 57.1% 15:29
Number 53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 2 0 37.5% 15:31
Number 2 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 17:11
Number 4 S. Bolduc D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 16:02
Number 8 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 28:38
Number 24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 -2 4 2 3 2 0 23:43
Number 28 A. Romanov D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 6 0 25:12
Number 41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 08:10
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Sorokin 27 23 4 .852 45:40 OT loss
Number 40 S. Varlamov 12 11 1 .917 14:52

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 10:26
Number 12 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 14:11
Number 13 V. Nichushkin R 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 20:54
Number 20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 12:45
Number 22 F. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 08:58
Number 25 L. O'Connor R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:05
Number 27 J. Drouin L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 21:38
Number 28 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 13:46
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 1 2 3 -1 2 7 0 1 1 54.5% 23:09
Number 59 B. Meyers C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 09:56
Number 94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:29
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 50% 24:23
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 13:59
Number 4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:56
Number 7 D. Toews D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 22:25
Number 8 C. Makar D 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 26:11
Number 42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 17:48
Number 49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 16:58
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 A. Georgiev 22 18 4 .818 60:28 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:47 New York Islanders Mike Reilly Hooking 2
1st 14:52 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Cross checking 2
1st 19:13 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Roughing 2
2nd 02:14 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal High sticking 2
2nd 05:41 Colorado Avalanche Andrew Cogliano Holding 2
3rd 08:53 Colorado Avalanche Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 10:47 New York Islanders Mike Reilly Interference 2
3rd 19:38 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Holding 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Lane Lambert
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Joe Mahon
New York Islanders scratches
Matt Martin, Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Caleb Jones

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