POSTGAME NOTES & QUOTES PANTHERS 4, 3 (OT) FEBRUARY 25, 2019

First Star TEAM NOTES Mike Hoffman (1g, 2a) The Avs and Panthers concluded their two-game season series. Colo- rado finished 1-0-1 against Florida in 2018-19. Second Star Evgenii Dadonov (1g) The Avalanche is 4-0-1 in its last five games and 5-1-1 over its last sev- en contests. The Avs have gained points in nine of their last 11 outings Third Star (5-2-4). Derick Brassard (1g) The Avs have averaged 4.6 goals-per-game over their last five con- tests, outscoring opponents 23-8 over that span. Colorado ranks ninth TEAM STATS overall in goals-per-game with 3.32. Avalanche Florida’s 20 shots in the second period matches a season high for Shots: 39 shots allowed in a frame by Colorado this season (3x - last: Dec. 15 vs. ). Power Play: 0-2 INDIVIDUAL NOTES Penalty Kill: 1-2 recorded his 485th career win, passing to take sole possession of third place on the NHL’s all-time wins list. Faceoffs: 51% Derick Brassard scored his first goal as a member of the Avalanche, Florida playing in his first contest with the club after being acquired from the Panthers earlier in the day. Shots: 38 Mikko Rantanen notched a goal to move into a tie with Nathan MacK- Power Play: 1-2 innon for the team lead in points (80). Rantanen is four points shy of his career high set last season. He and MacKinnon are tied for fourth in the Penalty Kill: 2-2 league in points.

Faceoffs: 49% Tyson Barrie finished with two assists, his eighth multi-point game of the season. He now has 44 points in 2018-19, ranked 11th among NHL defensemen. Barrie has recorded three points (0g, 3a) in his last two games. Avalanche Schedule Tuesday Tyson Jost recorded his ninth goal of the season and has tallied five Feb. 26, 2019 points (3g, 2a) over his last five contests. He matched a season high No practice with five shots (also: Dec. 6, 2018 at Florida). POSTGAME NOTES & QUOTES 4, COLORADO AVALANCHE 3 (OT) FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Patrik Nemeth registered an assist and has three points (0g, 3a) in his last three games.

Keith Yandle skated in his 776th consecutive regular-season game, tying Craig Ramsay for the fifth-lon- gest Ironman streak in NHL history.

QUOTES Colorado C Derick Brassard On Playing In His First Game With Colorado: “In the first period, it took me a few shifts to kind of get used to it and be comfortable out there and as far as the goal there, it was a great play by Gravesy (Colorado D Ryan Graves) there. I guess they fell asleep there, I was just coming down the middle and it was a great play by him to be patient and just go around the net. I felt like we played a good game in general. You know, maybe we needed a little more tonight and that’s why we didn’t get the extra point.”

On Tonight’s Game: “It was a fun night. It’s always a good atmosphere here and coming from a visiting team, it’s always a special place. I’m going to try and play well here for the team and the fans.”

Colorado LW Matt Calvert On the Acquisition of Colorado C Derick Brassard: “First off, I think you know you’re excited because he’s a great team guy. You know, when I first came to the league, he took me in. I stayed with him for a month or two at his house, so I got to know him well and I’ve kind of followed his career since and kept close in touch. I’ve seen him at a few weddings over the summer, so great addition for our team, a lot of talent, and he’s only going to help our playoff chances.”

On The Rhythm Of The Third Period: “It was a little unusual. They were icing the puck quite a bit, any- time we got pressure. [It was] kind of a weird game, but we got to find a way to get two points. Every point is going to matter down the stretch and we have to turn our focus to the next game.”

Florida G Roberto Luongo On Tonight’s Game: “I’m happier we got the two points and it’s a big road win for our club against a team that’s one of the good teams. They had won four in a row, so it was a gutsy effort for our club on a road game in a tough building.”

On Feeling Sharp: “When I got to the rink and skated, I knew right away that I was seeing the puck well, so that’s always a good feeling to have. I was able to make some good saves, but twice we were down and both times we battled back to tie it up, so got to give the guys a lot of credit for that.”

Florida LW Mike Hoffman On Tonight’s Game: “I thought Lou (Florida G Roberto Luongo) really kept us in the game early on. Without a lot of those big saves, we’d be down at least two, maybe three, goals. Those are tough hills POSTGAME NOTES & QUOTES FLORIDA PANTHERS 4, COLORADO AVALANCHE 3 (OT) FEBRUARY 25, 2019 to climb back in this league especially against a good team like Colorado. But he made saves for us and waited for us to get it going a little bit and we started to turn it on second part of the game.”

On His Goal: “I think it was a big goal. (Florida D Keith) Yandle made a great pass to me in the back door so, we were able to tie it up and get a little bit more momentum back on our side after they got one. And then it was pretty 50-50 game going on, and anything can happen ”