New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Sunday, December 31, 2017 · Pepsi Center
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Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 6-1 on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche outshot the Islanders 48-28.
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice. Patrik Nemeth, Matt Nieto, Carl Soderberg, Josh Bailey and Erik Johnson also scored.
Jonathan Bernier made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 30 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Patrik Nemeth (2)Alexander Kerfoot (15), Sven Andrighetto (12)0–109:31 COL
2nd period
Matt Nieto (6)Carl Soderberg (11), Blake Comeau (9)0–205:25 COL
Carl Soderberg (7)Colin Wilson (6), Erik Johnson (10)0–312:30 COL
Gabriel Landeskog (15)Nathan MacKinnon (28), Samuel Girard (6)0–416:35 COL · PPG- Gabriel Landeskog (16)Nathan MacKinnon (29), Samuel Girard (7)0–518:24 COL · PPG
3rd period
Josh Bailey (12)Brock Nelson (4), Scott Mayfield (8)1–512:24 NYI
Erik Johnson (5)Gabriel Landeskog (15), Nathan MacKinnon (30)1–613:04 COL
Team stats
NYICOL
28Shots on goal48
52%Faceoff %48%
0/3Power play2/4
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits26
19Blocked shots23
1Giveaways4
2Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 05:51
Tyson Jost · slashing2 min - 1st 17:53
Brock Nelson · holding2 min - 2nd 08:07Carl Soderberg · kneeing2 min
- 2nd 15:20Adam Pelech · interference2 min
- 2nd 16:35Bench · abuse of officials2 min
- 2nd 16:35Bench · game misconduct head coach0 min
- 2nd 18:15Scott Mayfield · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 01:48Andrei Mironov · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:18 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:25 |
| 42Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:47 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:20 |
| 10Alan QuineC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:16 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:15 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 |
| 16Andrew LaddL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:59 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:53 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:14 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:10 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 24:06 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:59 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:03 |
| 28Sebastian AhoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:57 |
| 50Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:14 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 13 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 20:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | L | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 39:58 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 17:46 |
| 34Carl SoderbergC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 15:54 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 22:47 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:42 |
| 10Sven AndrighettoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:08 |
| 13Alexander KerfootC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:43 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:45 |
| 22Colin WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:52 |
| 83Matt NietoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 13:57 |
| 12Patrik NemethD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 20:30 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17:14 |
| 57Gabriel BourqueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:55 |
| 64Nail YakupovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 15:54 |
| 16Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:28 |
| 44Mark BarberioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:54 |
| 94Andrei MironovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 45Jonathan BernierG | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 |