COLORADO AVALANCHE POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, LOS ANGELES KINGS 0 WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 | BALL ARENA
TEAM STATS TEAM NOTES Avalanche Colorado is 21-4-2 on home ice, tied for the second-most wins and fourth-most home points in the NHL this season. The Avs are 15-0-1 in their last 16 at home (since March 10), the second-longest home point streak Shots: 37 in franchise history (see below) and have won a season-high eight straight contests at Ball Arena, tied for the fourth-longest home win streak in franchise history. Power Play: 1-4 LONGEST HOME POINT STREAKS, FRANCHISE HISTORY Penalty Kill: 2-2 17 Jan. 20–Apr. 6, 2003 16 Mar. 10, 2021 – Faceoffs: 61% 15 Mar. 1–May 3, 1995
Kings The Avalanche has scored first in 36 of its 55 games this season, tied (Vegas) for the most in the NHL. Colorado is 29-5-2 when lighting the lamp first, the second-most wins in the league when scoring first. Shots: 18 Tonight was the seventh time this season the Avs have scored six or more goals in a game, tied for third-most Power Play: 0-2 6+ goal performances this season. Tampa Bay has also done it seven times, while the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers (both eight) are the only teams who have more. Penalty Kill: 3-4 INDIVIDUAL NOTES Faceoffs: 39% J.T. Compher recorded his first career NHL hat trick. He joins Joonas Donskoi (March 31 vs. Arizona) as the only two Avalanche players to score three goals in a game this season. His three points equals his career best (3x - last: Nov. 29, 2019 at Chicago) and his +3 rating also matches a career high (3x - last: March 25, 2021 THREE STARS vs. Vegas). First Star J.T. Compher Gabriel Landeskog scored his 20th goal of the year, his eighth 20-goal campaign in 10 NHL seasons. Only Joe 3 points (3g/0a) Sakic and Milan Hejduk (both 11) have more 20-goal seasons since the franchise reclocated. Landeskog’s tally was also the 218th of his career, moving him past Peter Forsberg for sixth place in franchise history. Second Star Mikko Rantanen 20-GOAL SEASONS, AVALANCHE HISTORY 11 Joe Sakic 3 points (0g/3a) 11 Milan Hejduk 7 Gabriel Landeskog Third Star 6 Nathan MacKinnon Philipp Grubauer 6 Peter Forsberg 18 saves 6 Paul Stastny
Philipp Grubauer earned his seventh shutout of the season, tied for the NHL lead (Semyon Verlamov) and tied for the second-most in a single season in franchise history.
9 Patrick Roy 2001-02 7 Philipp Grubauer 2020-21 7 Craig Anderson 2009-10 7 Patrick Roy 1996-97 Grubauer is the sixth goaltender in Avalanche/Nordiques history to reach 30 wins in as season, joining Patrick Roy (7 times), David Aebischer, Craig Anderson, Peter Budaj and Semyon Varlamov. His 1.95 goals-against aver- age ranks second in franchise history behind Roy’s 1.94 in 2001-02.
Grubauer is 13-0-1 in his last 14 appearances at Ball Arena, matching the longest home point streak by a goal- tender this season (Andrei Vasilevskiy: 14-0-0, Jan. 13 – April 15). COLORADO AVALANCHE POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, LOS ANGELES KINGS 0 WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 | BALL ARENA
Mikko Rantanen’s three assists is a season high and equals his career best (9x - last: Nov. 30, 2019 vs. Chicago).
Devon Toews registered two assists and has 21 this season, one shy of his career best set last year with the New York Islanders. He has produced 30 points in 2020-21, a career high that eclipses his previous best of 28 (also last season).
Cale Makar skated in his 100th NHL game. His 93 points (20g/73a) are the fifth-most by a defenseman through 100 regular-season games in NHL history.
Joonas Donskoi scored his 16th goal of the season, equaling his career high set during the 2019-20 campaign. Donskoi’s goal stood as the game winner, his third of the season and one shy of his career best set during 2018-19 with San Jose.
Jayson Megna notched an assist for his first point in an Avalanche sweater and first NHL point since March 21, 2017 at Chicago as a member of the Vancouver Canucks.