Makar, Avs rally past Bruins 4-3 for 17th straight home win

DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog tied the sport with 36.5 seconds left in regulation and Cale Makar scored a power-play objective 3:01 into additional time because the Colorado Avalanche rallied previous the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday evening for his or her seventeenth straight residence victory.

With Mike Reilly serving a tripping penalty, Makar took a feed from Nazem Kadri and despatched a shot previous Linus Ullmark to present the Avalanche their eighth consecutive win total.

Colorado, which overcame the lack of star Nathan MacKinnon to a bloody damage within the first interval, broke a tie with the 1975-76 Bruins for the fifth-longest residence profitable streak in NHL historical past. The report is 23, set by Detroit throughout the 2011-12 season.

“Not enjoyable seeing one in every of your greatest pals and clearly your high participant on the ice bleeding like that,” Landeskog mentioned. “We didn’t wish to surrender. We needed to maintain going. We acquired the massive two factors, maintaining this factor going at residence.”

The Avalanche final misplaced at residence on Nov. 3 to Columbus 5-4 in additional time and have up to now lived as much as preseason expectations as a Stanley Cup favourite. They’re 13-0-1 this month and have an NHL-best 30 wins.

“With the way in which our group is constructed and realizing what contract conditions and what the group goes to seem like within the subsequent few years, you by no means know,” Landeskog mentioned. “We really feel that is our probability and that is our 12 months. We wish to reap the benefits of it.”

Kurtis MacDermid and Samuel Girard additionally scored for Colorado. Kadri assisted on the ultimate three objectives to present him 39 this season, and Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves.

“That’s our largest win of the 12 months,” coach Jared Bednar mentioned.

The Avalanche trailed 3-1 earlier than Girard scored with 8:14 left within the third interval. Bednar pulled Kuemper for an additional skater with simply greater than two minutes left and Kadri despatched a nifty cross-ice move to Landeskog, whose wrist shot beat Ullmark.

“That’s what the additional attacker is on the market for. They’ve acquired an additional man they usually made a superb play,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy mentioned. “Let’s face it, good seam move, beneath stress. Contemplating the scenario, a variety of guys would simply wire that on the web.”

Colorado Avalanche gamers have a good time with defenseman Cale Makar after his power-play objective in additional time of an NHL hockey sport in opposition to the Boston Bruins Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Denver. The Avalanche received 4-3.

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Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand scored simply over a minute aside within the second to place Boston up 3-1, with Coyle’s objective approaching a 5-on-3. Jake DeBrusk additionally scored, Charlie McAvoy had two assists and Ullmark stopped 35 pictures.

“They’re a superb group for a cause. They’re not simply going to take a seat again and allow us to have that within the third,” Coyle mentioned. “I believe we anticipated a push. We needed to maintain taking part in the identical method. They got here laborious and it’s unlucky. Linus performed such a fantastic sport and he deserved higher from us in that third.”

The opener of Boston’s three-game journey began with a giant hit and loads of blood. Taylor Corridor’s open-ice shoulder shot on MacKinnon brought about MacKinnon’s personal persist with snap again into his face. Blood gushed from his nostril to the ice as MacKinnon lay face down.

MacKinnon, a five-time All-Star, was capable of skate off on his personal however didn’t return. Bednar mentioned MacKinnon was handled on the enviornment and when he left to go residence earlier than the top of the sport he was feeling higher. He’ll be evaluated Thursday.

Corridor was initially given a five-minute main that was lowered to 2 minutes after a video evaluation.

“I consider they most likely made the suitable name with the 2 (minutes),” Bednar mentioned. “Nevertheless it’s the kind of hit, whether or not it’s actually strong or only a glancing blow, it’s the type of hit the league is making an attempt to do away with.”

RASK SITS

Tuukka Rask, who has allowed 14 objectives in 4 video games since rejoining the Bruins after July hip surgical procedure, was the backup goaltender.

“Anyone coming again at any stage, it’s going to take somewhat little bit of time,” Cassidy mentioned. “We’re not on the level but the place we’re going to blow every little thing up.”

NOTES: Colorado is 23-0-2 when scoring first. ... Bruins D Matt Grzelcyk (upper-body damage) went by the morning skate however missed his second straight sport. That left Urho Vaakanainen with McAvoy as Boston’s high defensive pairing. ... Bruins F Nick Foligno (higher physique) didn’t make the journey, however F Anton Blidh returned after a two-game absence. ... Boston D Brandon Carlo, who grew up an hour away in Colorado Springs, stayed at his offseason Denver residence Tuesday evening. “My dad and mom got here up and my fiancee and child are right here,” Carlo mentioned.

UP NEXT

Bruins: At Arizona on Friday evening.

Avalanche: Go to Chicago on Friday evening for his or her second matchup in opposition to the Blackhawks in 5 days.

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