Avalanche 1–3 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐋 VAN

Kiefer Sherwood

3 G

7 shots · 12:45 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Quinn Hughes

1 A

2 shots · 25:14 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Thatcher Demko

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Kiefer Sherwood Go-ahead 1st · 16:14

Assists: Danton Heinen, Pius Suter · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

0–1

2nd period

🐋 Kiefer Sherwood SH 2nd · 16:04

Unassisted · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

0–2

3rd period

🐋 Kiefer Sherwood Empty net 3rd · 17:25

Assists: Quinn Hughes

0–3

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 3rd · 19:14

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar · beat Thatcher Demko

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Rantanen · Nichushkin 24:14

L2 Lehkonen · Colton · Mittelstadt 20:02

L3 Kiviranta · Kelly · O'Connor 11:54

L4 Felhaber · Ivan · Wagner 5:29

D1 Makar · Toews 28:20

D2 Girard · Malinski 17:44

D3 de Haan · Middleton 11:04

🐋Canucks

L1 Miller · Garland · Boeser 19:11

L2 DeBrusk · Pettersson · Blueger 15:28

L3 Heinen · Suter · Sasson 13:22

L4 Sherwood · Hoglander · Joshua 8:52

D1 Hughes · Soucy 24:45

D2 Myers · Juulsen 20:06

D3 Desharnais · Brannstrom 13:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL VAN🐋

31 Shots on goal 25

19 Hits 30

8 Blocked shots 18

3 Takeaways 3

22 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 8

COL shooting 3.2% (1/31) VAN shooting 12.0% (3/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 56:51 TOI

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

COL VAN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-8 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Mar 132024 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 4–3 OT Feb 202024 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 1–3 Nov 222023 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 2–5 Jan 202023 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 4–1 Jan 52023 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 2–4

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COL vs VAN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Canucks on December 16, 2024?

Canucks won 3–1. The final score was Avalanche 1, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin.

Who scored for Canucks?

Kiefer Sherwood (3).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 14 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 2–5 AfterDec 19 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 4–2

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 14 🐻BOS @ 🐋VAN 5–1 AfterDec 18 🐋VAN @ 🏒UTA 2–3

Also on December 16

🦅WSH 1–3 ⭐DAL 🐆FLA 6–5 🛢️EDM

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