POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, 0 SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021

TEAM STATS TEAM NOTES Avalanche The Avalanche wrapped up its franchise-record, nine-game homestand, finishing 7-1-1 on the stay to equal the second-best homestand of nine or more games in NHL history (in terms of points percentage). The 1973-74 Los Shots: 42 Angeles Kings went 7-0-2 (.889) and the 1981-82 Edmonton Oilers went 7-1-1 (.833).

Power Play: 1-2 Colorado has won a season-best six consecutive games, the second-longest active winning streak in the NHL (Washington has won seven straight). Penalty Kill: 4-4 The Avs scored six or more goals in a game for the fifth time this season. Only the Edmonton Oilers have as many Faceoffs: 56% games with six or more goals for (also five).

Minnesota The Avs own a 12-4-1 home record in 2020-21, tied with three teams (NY Islanders, Pittsburgh and Vegas) for the most home wins this season. Shots: 31 Mikko Rantanen’s goal 46 seconds into the second period is Colorado’s fastest goal to start a period this season. Power Play: 0-4 The Avalanche held Minnesota scoreless on four power-play opportunities and is 19-for-20 over its last six Penalty Kill: 1-2 contests (95%). Colorado’s penalty kill ranks second in the NHL, going 78-for-89 (87.6%).

Faceoffs: 44% INDIVIDUAL NOTES earned his league-leading fifth of the season. It’s the most by an Avs goal- tender since also had five during the 2014-15 campaign. Only three other Colorado goal- tenders have picked up 5+ shutouts in a season since the team moved to Denver: (four times), Craig Anderson and Varlamov. Grubauer now has 16 career shutouts and 10 as a member of the Avalanche, surpassing Peter Budaj (9) to take sole possession of fourth place in franchise history in shutouts.

SHUTOUTS IN A SEASON (SINCE 1995-96) 9 Patrick Roy 2001-02 7 Craig Anderson 2009-10 7 Patrick Roy 1996-97 5 Philipp Grubauer 2020-21 5 Semyon Varlamov 2014-15 5 Patrick Roy 2002-03 5 Patrick Roy 1998-99

Today’s win also marked Gruabuer’s 18th victory of the season, ranked second in the NHL to Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy (19) and matching his career best from each of the last two seasons. It is Grubauer’s sixth consecutive win, matching his career long win streak set from Nov. 25, 2016 - Jan. 15, 2017. Gabriel Landeskog recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season and second in as many games. Landesk- og has points in a season-best four straight contests, tallying eight points (2g/6a) in that span.

Devon Toews scored his fifth goal of the season and is now tied with Samuel Girard for the team lead in goals among defensemen. His 17 points rank second on the club (Girard, 22). Toews also finished with a +3 rating and is now a team-best +17 this season, which is tied for second among NHL blueliners (Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse). COLORADO AVALANCHE POSTGAME NOTES COLORADO AVALANCHE 6, MINNESOTA WILD 0 SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021

Cale Makar registered his third multi-point game of the season and first power-play goal of the campaign. His marker was the game winner, his first game-deciding goal of the season and fifth of his career.

Nathan MacKinnon extended his point streak to five games, tying his season best (also: Jan. 24-31). He has recorded three points in consecutive games and has nine points (4g/5a) over that five-game stretch.

Mikko Rantanen notched a goal to extend his point streak to a five games. He has totaled 10 points (5g/5a) in that span. Rantanen’s nine goals in the month of March lead the NHL, while his 17 points are tied for third.