{"id":144302,"date":"2026-01-22T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/144302\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:30:17","slug":"instant-reaction-avs-hold-on-for-the-extra-point-but-drop-anaheim-ducks-game-2-1-in-the-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/144302\/","title":{"rendered":"INSTANT REACTION: Avs hold on for the extra point but drop Anaheim Ducks game 2-1 in the shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

A slow start from the Avs<\/a> after a resounding win over the Washington Capitals<\/a> on Monday, the Avs find themselves back in the loss column \u2013 though with a point (#brightside) \u2013 after taking the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> to a shootout.<\/p>\n

Alex Killorn played in his 1,000th game tonight. Lukas Dostal and Scott Wedgewood<\/a> each started and played well for their respective teams.<\/p>\n

Colorado<\/a> held Anaheim to just four shots on goal in the first period. Of the nine they peppered Lukas Dostal with, two of them were high-danger chances, but none were goals. Both teams head into the second period with nothing on the board.<\/p>\n

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The Ducks change that just a minute and a half into the second frame. Cutter Gauthier finds Jeffrey Viel coasting up the middle unmarked. Viel takes advantage of a moving screen in front of Wedgewood, picks his spot, and scores on just Anaheim\u2019s fifth shot of the game.<\/p>\n

More great saves from Dostal are all that happen for the rest of the second and a large part of the third period\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026that is, until late in the period. 3:39 to go in regulation, and the Avs finally break through Dostal! A timely goal from Artturi Lehkonen<\/a> gives what has been a sleepy game from the Avs just a little bit of life.<\/p>\n

No one can get it done in five minutes of overtime, either, despite a few really good opportunities going both ways.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Mikael Granlund and Cutter Gautier were able to find the back of the net in the shootout, and none of the Avs were. 2-1 final.<\/p>\n

Lukas Dostal. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

All of the credit in the world goes to Ducks\u2019 goaltender Lukas Dostal for putting up a heck of a performance tonight. <\/p>\n

35+ saves tonight, 12 of which were high-danger (in regulation).<\/p>\n

Ross Colton<\/a>, Zakhar Bardakov<\/a>, and Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> all put up some really quality chances on him throughout the 60 minutes of regulation hockey, and he rose to the occasion.<\/p>\n

Ross Colton can\u2019t buy a goal<\/p>\n

This exact goal is a prime example of the kind of execution Ross Colton is capable of.<\/p>\n

Ross Colton was visibly \u2013 and understandably \u2013 frustrated<\/a> after Dostal stonewalled this opportunity.<\/p>\n

Colton has not scored since November 26th, when the Avs hosted the San Jose Sharks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He led the team with 5 shots tonight, and was unable to find the scoresheet on a single one of them, largely due to Dostal\u2019s incredible night.<\/p>\n

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