The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night (Nov. 11) as both teams entered the game with winning streaks. The Avalanche were looking for their fourth straight win, the Ducks were looking for their eighth. It was two top teams in the league squaring off in a huge game early in the season. After the final horn, the Avalanche won 4-1 over the Ducks.
Game Recap
The first period saw a pair of goals, one from each side. The Avalanche got the scoring started early, 28 seconds into the game. After a deep forecheck that caused a turnover by Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon fed it out front to Artturi Lehkonen, who ripped it on net to get it past Lukas Dostal. It was Lehkonen’s seventh of the season, and the assist from MacKinnon pushed his point streak up to 10 games. Furthermore, it made MacKinnon the first player to reach 30 points.
The Ducks did end up tying the game with under two minutes left in the opening frame, while on a 4-on-4 following matching roughing minors. Leo Carlsson, with a feed from Jacob Trouba, beat Scott Wedgewood to score his 11th goal of the season. The goal pushed his point streak up to 11 games, keeping his hot start to the season alive.