Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
· Delta Center, Salt Lake City · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Hockey Club 4–1 on Friday, December 27, 2024 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Utah Hockey Club |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
14 |
11 |
12 |
37 |
| Utah Hockey Club |
11 |
7 |
17 |
35 |
Three stars
- A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (3 goals)
- M. Blackwood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- N. Schmaltz, Utah Hockey Club (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
11:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (11) |
Nathan MacKinnon (44), Sam Malinski (4) |
Even strength |
COL 1, UTA 0 |
| 3rd |
03:42 |
Utah Hockey Club |
Nick Schmaltz (6) |
Mikhail Sergachev (19), Logan Cooley (23) |
Power play |
COL 1, UTA 1 |
| 3rd |
14:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (12) |
Valeri Nichushkin (6), Nathan MacKinnon (45) |
Even strength |
COL 2, UTA 1 |
| 3rd |
18:10 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (20) |
Nathan MacKinnon (46) |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 3, UTA 1 |
| 3rd |
19:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (13) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 4, UTA 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
| Stat |
Colorado Avalanche |
Utah Hockey Club |
| Shots on goal |
37 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
9 |
| Hits |
19 |
10 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/68 (48.5%) |
35/68 (51.5%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:05 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
47.4% |
16:23 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:06 |
| Number 22 J. Innala |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:57 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:47 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
19:08 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
17:42 |
| Number 55 G. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:38 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 82 I. Ivan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
05:07 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:10 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:12 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:17 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 44 C. de Haan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:35 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:35 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
35 |
34 |
1 |
.971 |
60:00 |
Win |
Utah Hockey Club
Utah Hockey Club skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 N. Schmaltz |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
42.9% |
17:57 |
| Number 9 C. Keller |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 11 D. Guenther |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:16 |
| Number 15 A. Kerfoot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:18 |
| Number 17 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:48 |
| Number 22 J. McBain |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 27 B. Hayton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:17 |
| Number 53 M. Carcone |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 63 M. Maccelli |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 67 L. Crouse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:15 |
| Number 82 K. Stenlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
72.7% |
15:33 |
| Number 92 L. Cooley |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
64.3% |
19:11 |
| Number 2 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 4 J. Välimäki |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 7 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 52 V. Kolyachonok |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 98 M. Sergachev |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:54 |
Utah Hockey Club goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 K. Vejmelka |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
58:28 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:10 |
Utah Hockey Club |
Barrett Hayton |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:29 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Givani Smith |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:29 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jere Innala |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:16 |
Utah Hockey Club |
Alexander Kerfoot |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:52 |
Utah Hockey Club |
Barrett Hayton |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
19:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
02:36 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Utah Hockey Club head coach
- André Tourigny
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Joe Mahon
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Oliver Kylington, Keaton Middleton, John Ludvig
- Utah Hockey Club scratches
- Robert Bortuzzo, Liam O'Brien, Dakota Mermis
Other NHL games on Dec 27
Other NHL games on Friday, December 27, 2024
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at St. Louis Blues
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
6
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 27, 2024
|
Sources and further reading
Colorado Avalanche 
at Utah Hockey Club