Islanders 4–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🏝️ NYI	2	2	0	0	4
🏔️ COL	1	2	1	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 23:09 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Cale Makar

3 A

2 shots · 26:11 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

2 G

4 shots · 20:54 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Pierre Engvall Go-ahead 1st · 05:39

Assists: Brock Nelson · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🏔️ Devon Toews Tying 1st · 06:11

Assists: Logan O'Connor, Cale Makar · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

🏝️ Brock Nelson PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:28

Assists: Noah Dobson, Ilya Sorokin · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–1

2nd period

🏝️ Simon Holmstrom 2nd · 01:09

Assists: Cal Clutterbuck · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–1

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 2nd · 04:18

Assists: Samuel Girard, Jonathan Drouin · beat Ilya Sorokin

3–2

🏔️ Jonathan Drouin Tying 2nd · 08:24

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Ilya Sorokin

3–3

🏝️ Alexander Romanov Go-ahead 2nd · 10:18

Assists: Mathew Barzal · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–3

3rd period

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP Tying 3rd · 12:21

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Ilya Sorokin

4–4

Overtime

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Go-ahead OT · 00:32

Assists: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen · beat Ilya Sorokin

4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Nelson · Barzal 16:54

L2 Palmieri · Cizikas · Pageau 15:31

L3 Engvall · Lee · Clutterbuck 14:29

L4 Holmstrom · Fasching · Gauthier 10:41

D1 Dobson · Romanov 26:55

D2 Mayfield · Reilly 20:27

D3 Bolduc · Bortuzzo 12:06

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Drouin · MacKinnon · Rantanen 23:09

L2 Wood · Johansen · Nichushkin 14:11

L3 Colton · Cogliano · O'Connor 12:45

L4 Olofsson · Kiviranta · Meyers 8:58

D1 Makar · Toews 24:18

D2 Byram · Manson 18:22

D3 Girard · Johnson 15:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI COL🏔️

22 Shots on goal 39

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

23 Hits 18

31 Blocked shots 16

9 Takeaways 16

4 Giveaways 4

10 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 18.2% (4/22) COL shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 45:40 TOI

Semyon Varlamov

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 14:52 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 60:28 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

NYI COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-3 (75% win rate, 12 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Oct 242023 🏔️COL @ 🏝️NYI 7–4 Dec 192022 🏝️NYI @ 🏔️COL 0–1 SO Oct 292022 🏔️COL @ 🏝️NYI 4–5 Mar 72022 🏔️COL @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 Mar 12022 🏝️NYI @ 🏔️COL 3–5

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❓ NYI vs COL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Avalanche on January 2, 2024?

Avalanche won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 4, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexander Romanov, Brock Nelson, Pierre Engvall, Simon Holmstrom.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin (2), Devon Toews, Jonathan Drouin, Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–3 AfterJan 4 🏝️NYI @ 🌵ARI 5–1

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 31 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 1–3 AfterJan 4 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 5–4

Also on January 2

🌪️CAR 6–1 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 4–1 🧥CBJ 🦅WSH 4–3 🐧PIT 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 ⭐DAL ⚡TBL 2–4 ✈️WPG 🔥CGY 3–1 🌲MIN 🪶CHI 0–3 🐯NSH 🐆FLA 4–1 🌵ARI

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