Avs raise banner, beat Blackhawks 5-2 to start title defense

— Mikko Rantanen and his teammates logged a lot of extra ice time in the opener.
Oct 13, 2022, 06:37 am - AP
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Blackhawks1012
Avalanche2215
1st PeriodCHICOL
13:44Andrew Cogliano (1)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Devon Toews (1)
01
15:52Jonathan Toews (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Philipp Kurashev (1), Andreas Athanasiou (1)
11
17:07Valeri Nichushkin (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Artturi Lehkonen (1)
12
2nd PeriodCHICOL
3:49Artturi Lehkonen (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Nathan MacKinnon (2)
13
10:12Artturi Lehkonen (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (3), Cale Makar (1)
14
3rd PeriodCHICOL
1:51Max Domi (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Tyler Johnson (1), Patrick Kane (1)
24
17:03Valeri Nichushkin (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Cale Makar (2), Mikko Rantanen (4)
25

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Petr Mrazek
  • J.T. Compher won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in neutral zone
  • J.T. Compher won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in neutral zone
  • Sam Lafferty shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Erik Johnson credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
  • MacKenzie Entwistle shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Josh Manson credited with hit on Jarred Tinordi in neutral zone
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone
  • Lukas Sedlak credited with hit on Seth Jones in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jonathan Toews in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Cale Makar
  • Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
  • Andreas Athanasiou shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Alec Regula in offensive zone
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Alec Regula in offensive zone
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Alec Regula in neutral zone
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jonathan Toews in defensive zone
  • Cale Makar credited with hit on MacKenzie Entwistle in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson in offensive zone
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jonathan Toews in neutral zone
  • Lukas Sedlak won faceoff against Max Domi in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Alec Regula in offensive zone
  • Lukas Sedlak credited with hit on Filip Roos in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Goal scored by Andrew Cogliano assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews
  • Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Penalty to Evan Rodrigues 2 minutes for Slashing Filip Roos
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Goal scored by Valeri Nichushkin assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen (PPG)
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Max Domi in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Logan O'Connor credited with hit on Alec Regula in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Petr Mrazek
  • MacKenzie Entwistle shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Filip Roos shot blocked by Lukas Sedlak
  • Erik Johnson credited with hit on Colin Blackwell in defensive zone
  • Nathan MacKinnon credited with hit on Jack Johnson in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon (PPG)
  • Alex Newhook won faceoff against Max Domi in neutral zone
  • J.T. Compher credited with hit on Alec Regula in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Lukas Sedlak saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Josh Manson credited with hit on Jujhar Khaira in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by J.T. Compher in defensive zone
  • Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
  • Max Domi shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Valeri Nichushkin credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Lukas Sedlak won faceoff against Jujhar Khaira in neutral zone
  • Giveaway by Ben Meyers in defensive zone
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Lukas Sedlak
  • Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar (PPG)
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Alex Newhook in neutral zone
  • Evan Rodrigues credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Jonathan Toews in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Giveaway by J.T. Compher in offensive zone
  • Josh Manson credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Josh Manson
  • Alex Newhook credited with hit on Colin Blackwell in defensive zone
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Alex Newhook won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Evan Rodrigues 2 minutes for Interference Philipp Kurashev
  • Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Logan O'Connor credited with hit on Taylor Raddysh in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Erik Johnson in offensive zone
  • Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Max Domi in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Artturi Lehkonen 2 minutes for High Sticking Patrick Kane
  • MacKenzie Entwistle shot blocked by J.T. Compher
  • Logan O'Connor credited with hit on MacKenzie Entwistle in defensive zone
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Jarred Tinordi in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Erik Johnson credited with hit on Buddy Robinson in offensive zone
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Philipp Kurashev in neutral zone
  • Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in neutral zone
  • MacKenzie Entwistle shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Filip Roos shot blocked by Lukas Sedlak
  • Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Ben Meyers credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson in defensive zone
  • Alex Newhook credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Shot missed by Cale Makar
  • Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Samuel Girard credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Alex Newhook saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
  • Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Jonathan Toews in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Valeri Nichushkin assisted by Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen (PPG)
  • J.T. Compher won faceoff against Max Domi in defensive zone
  • Josh Manson credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Josh Manson 5 minutes for Fighting Sam Lafferty
  • Kurtis MacDermid credited with hit on Filip Roos in offensive zone
  • Ben Meyers credited with hit on Alec Regula in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Andrew Cogliano saved by Petr Mrazek
  • Logan O'Connor credited with hit on Jujhar Khaira in offensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  • Connor Murphy credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Taylor Raddysh saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Valeri Nichushkin in neutral zone
  • Sam Lafferty credited with hit on J.T. Compher in neutral zone
  • Shot on goal by Sam Lafferty saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Shot on goal by Jarred Tinordi saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Penalty to Tyler Johnson 2 minutes for Slashing Mikko Rantanen
  • Sam Lafferty won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Andreas Athanasiou won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  • Jack Johnson credited with hit on Bowen Byram in defensive zone
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Giveaway by Max Domi in offensive zone
  • Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  • Buddy Robinson credited with hit on Erik Johnson in defensive zone
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Max Domi in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Jonathan Toews assisted by Philipp Kurashev and Andreas Athanasiou (PPG)
  • Penalty to MacKenzie Entwistle 2 minutes for High Sticking Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Sam Lafferty
  • Penalty to Connor Murphy 2 minutes for Tripping Kurtis MacDermid
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Cale Makar in defensive zone
  • Sam Lafferty credited with hit on Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Andreas Athanasiou in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Patrick Kane saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Connor Murphy credited with hit on Alex Newhook in neutral zone
  • Shot missed by Tyler Johnson
  • Giveaway by Filip Roos in neutral zone
  • Jujhar Khaira won faceoff against Lukas Sedlak in offensive zone
  • Colin Blackwell credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Alec Regula 2 minutes for Hooking Lukas Sedlak
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Sam Lafferty won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Ben Meyers in defensive zone
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • MacKenzie Entwistle credited with hit on Erik Johnson in defensive zone
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  • Jujhar Khaira credited with hit on Ben Meyers in offensive zone
  • Penalty to Jonathan Toews 2 minutes for Interference Bowen Byram
  • Sam Lafferty won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by MacKenzie Entwistle saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Filip Roos
  • Philipp Kurashev credited with hit on Alex Newhook in neutral zone
  • Filip Roos credited with hit on Ben Meyers in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jonathan Toews saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Shot missed by Seth Jones
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Andreas Athanasiou
  • Takeaway by Jarred Tinordi in defensive zone
  • Philipp Kurashev credited with hit on J.T. Compher in defensive zone
  • Buddy Robinson credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone
  • Shot missed by Colin Blackwell
  • Shot on goal by Connor Murphy saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Shot missed by Colin Blackwell
  • Connor Murphy credited with hit on Valeri Nichushkin in neutral zone
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
  • Shot on goal by Taylor Raddysh saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Andrew Cogliano shot blocked by MacKenzie Entwistle
  • Max Domi won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in defensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Andrew Cogliano in defensive zone
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
  • Goal scored by Max Domi assisted by Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane (PPG)
  • Buddy Robinson credited with hit on Kurtis MacDermid in neutral zone
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Connor Murphy
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Max Domi
  • Max Domi won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in defensive zone
  • Seth Jones credited with hit on Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Alex Newhook shot blocked by Alec Regula
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Alec Regula
  • Max Domi won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Max Domi won faceoff against Alex Newhook in neutral zone
  • Shot missed by Patrick Kane
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Jujhar Khaira won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
  • Takeaway by Connor Murphy in defensive zone
  • Taylor Raddysh credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Jonathan Toews saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jarred Tinordi credited with hit on Josh Manson in defensive zone
  • Giveaway by Connor Murphy in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Patrick Kane saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Shot on goal by Andreas Athanasiou saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Andrew Cogliano shot blocked by Filip Roos
  • Shot on goal by Jarred Tinordi saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
  • Max Domi won faceoff against Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Connor Murphy
  • Penalty to Jujhar Khaira 2 minutes for Tripping Nathan MacKinnon
  • Jonathan Toews won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
  • Shot on goal by Andreas Athanasiou saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Alex Newhook in defensive zone
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jarred Tinordi
  • Penalty to Sam Lafferty 5 minutes for Fighting Josh Manson
  • Jujhar Khaira won faceoff against Lukas Sedlak in neutral zone
  • Alec Regula credited with hit on Bowen Byram in defensive zone
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