Florida Panthers @ Colorado Avalanche

12-15-5, 6-9-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	0	1	0	1
Avalanche COL	0	1	1	2

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

15-14-2, 9-5-1 Home

MacKinnon's 2 goals lead Avalanche past Panthers, 2-1

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat Florida 2-1 on Thursday night for their second victory over the Panthers in five days.

Dec 15, 2017, 06:20 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Panthers	0	1	0	1
	Avalanche	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			FLA	COL
3:15		Nathan MacKinnon (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyson Barrie (20), Tyson Jost (2)	0	1
10:27		Aleksander Barkov (11) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Jared McCann (5)	1	1

3rd Period			FLA	COL
6:44		Nathan MacKinnon (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mark Barberio (6), Mikko Rantanen (17)	1	2

PANTHERS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Avalanche
7
Panthers
3

Game 1

10/12

Panthers
1
Avalanche
2

Game 2

15/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	24	14	3	51
Tampa Bay	23	13	3	49
Montreal	21	12	6	48
Florida	21	15	3	45
Buffalo	20	14	4	44
Toronto	18	15	6	42
Boston	20	18	2	42
Ottawa	18	15	5	41

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	29	2	7	65
Dallas	25	7	7	57
Minnesota	24	10	7	55
Nashville	18	17	4	40
Utah	18	19	3	39
St. Louis	15	17	8	38
Chicago	14	18	7	35
Winnipeg	15	19	4	34

U.S. falls to Sweden, finishes second in world juniors group

The Americans lost for the first time in four games in the world juniors tournament to finish second on group play. They awaited the result of the Group B finale between Canada and Finland to determine their quarterfinal matchup.

John Gibson makes 24 saves as surging Red Wings beat slumping Jets, 2-1

— John Gibson kept up his hot December with 24 saves, Dylan Larkin and Mason Appleton scored goals, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the slumping Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Winnipeg Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

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Florida Panthers @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Semyon VarlamovG - COL

Nathan MacKinnonC - COL

Aleksander BarkovC - FLA

Game Information

MacKinnon's 2 goals lead Avalanche past Panthers, 2-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

U.S. falls to Sweden, finishes second in world juniors group

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