Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey League
Sherwood and Joshua help Canucks win 4-1 in Avalanche's last regular-season home game
Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks, who’ve been eliminated from postseason contention. Nils Hoglander added an empty-net goal with 1:58 remaining.
Devon Toews had a goal and Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves for the Avalanche in their final home game of the regular season. Colorado will enter the postseason as the Central Division’s No. 3 seed and open a first-round series on the road.
By sitting out, MacKinnon's streak of 209 straight games was halted. He might not play in the final two regular-season games, either. MacKinnon is tied with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov for the league lead with 116 points.
Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog began a minor league conditioning assignment with the Colorado Eagles and could suit up with the Eagles this weekend.
Landeskog could be activated for Game 1 of Colorado’s playoff series if the conditioning assignment and additional practices go well. A knee injury and subsequent surgeries have sidelined Landeskog since he helped the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022.
Colorado: The short-handed Avalanche were without defensemen Ryan Lindgren (upper body) and Josh Manson (upper body), along with forwards Jonathan Drouin (upper body) and Ross Colton (lower body).
VAN wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:50 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:51 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Dakota Joshua (7), Derek Forbort (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:36 | Devon Toews Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Charlie Coyle (15), Cale Makar (62) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:14 | Dakota Joshua Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Aatu Raty (4), Marcus Pettersson (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:02 | Nils Hoglander Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (30), Filip Hronek (28) |
Statistics
 VAN |
 COL |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 14 | Hits | 16 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 30 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 55.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.6 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 9 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Landeskog, LW | Injured Reserve | Apr 15 |
| Sean Behrens, D | Out | Oct 8 |
| Tucker Poolman, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Myers, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Elias Pettersson, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Kevin Lankinen, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 16 |
| Nils Aman, C | Out | Apr 12 |
