Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche

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Anaheim Ducks

26-21-3

Final
2 - 1

Colorado Avalanche

34-5-9

Granlund, Gauthier score in shootout as Ducks beat Avalanche 2-1

Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

Jeffrey Viel scored in his second straight game as the Ducks opened a six-game road trip.

Artturi Lehkonen scored for Colorado, and Scott Wedgewood made 16 saves.

Alex Killorn played in his 1,000th career NHL game. He spent 11 years with Tampa Bay, winning the Stanley Cup twice, before signing with Anaheim as a free agent in 2023.

Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin returned after missing Washington Capitals. He was involved in a car accident on his way to the rink and was held out as a precaution.

The Avalanche played without Gabriel Landeskog (upper body), defenseman Devon Toews (upper) and forward Joel Kiviranta (lower body). Forward Logan O’Connor has yet to play this season as he recovers from offseason hip surgery.

Up next Ducks visit Seattle on Friday.

Avalanche wrap up a seven-game homestand against Philadelphia on Friday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 1:27	Jeffrey Viel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cutter Gauthier (21), Radko Gudas (9)
Goal	3rd Period 16:21	Artturi Lehkonen Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (18), Brent Burns (17)
Goal	5 0:00	Mikael Granlund Goal Wrist Shot
Goal	5 0:00	Cutter Gauthier Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

ANA		COL
24	Blocked Shots	15
27	Hits	16
5	Takeaways	7
16	Shots	41
0	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
27	Faceoffs Won	33
45.0	Faceoff Win Percent	55.0
13	Giveaways	24
2	Total Penalties	1
4	Penalty Minutes	2

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Zachary L'Heureux, LW	Injured Reserve	Sep 29
Logan O'Connor, RW	Injured Reserve	Sep 29
Trent Miner, G	Injured Reserve	Sep 28
Georgii Merkulov, C	Injured Reserve	Sep 28