Nichushkin scores OT winner in return to lineup, Avalanche beat Wild 2-1

— Valeri Nichushkin parked himself in front of the net in overtime and started whacking at a loose puck until it went in, setting off a roar from the crowd.
Mar 9, 2024, 06:09 am - AP
123OTT
Wild01001
Avalanche10012
1st PeriodMINCOL
0:42Artturi Lehkonen (11)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (70)
01
2nd PeriodMINCOL
10:44Brock Faber (6)
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (38), Joel Eriksson Ek (29)
11
3rd Period
No Goals Scored
OT SummaryMINCOL
2:32Valeri Nichushkin (23) (Power Play)
Assists: Mikko Rantanen (53), Nathan MacKinnon (71)
12

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (70)
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Left
  • Sean Walker hit Frederick Gaudreau
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood hit Mason Shaw
  • Jack Johnson hit Jacob Lucchini
  • Sean Walker hit Vinni Lettieri
  • Jack Johnson hit Mason Shaw
  • Takeaway by Miles Wood
  • Josh Manson Hooking against Kirill Kaprizov
  • Andrew Cogliano faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood hit Matt Boldy
  • Andrew Cogliano faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen Tripping against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Samuel Girard Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Marco Rossi
  • Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jacob Lucchini
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Sean Walker
  • Yakov Trenin hit Ryan Hartman
  • Ross Colton hit Dakota Mermis
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jonathan Drouin hit Jon Merrill
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Marco Rossi shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Yakov Trenin hit Jon Merrill
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Dakota Mermis
  • Brandon Duhaime Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Casey Mittelstadt hit Jonas Brodin
  • Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Marco Rossi
  • Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Josh Manson hit Adam Beckman
  • Samuel Girard hit Brock Faber
  • Adam Beckman shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Yakov Trenin hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Jonathan Drouin hit Brock Faber
  • Andrew Cogliano Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Andrew Cogliano faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Josh Manson hit Frederick Gaudreau
  • Miles Wood hit Jonas Brodin
  • Artturi Lehkonen Holding against Adam Beckman
  • Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Brandon Duhaime faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Marco Rossi shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Mikko Rantanen Holding against Matt Boldy
  • Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Josh Manson hit Mats Zuccarello
  • Casey Mittelstadt Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Sean Walker hit Jacob Lucchini
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Brock Faber
  • Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Ross Colton Wrap-around saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Jack Johnson Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Jonathan Drouin Tip-In Wide Right
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
  • Marco Rossi shot blocked by Sean Walker
  • Andrew Cogliano PS - Throwing object at puck
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Matt Boldy
  • Cale Makar hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Jack Johnson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Miles Wood hit Brock Faber
  • Yakov Trenin hit Brock Faber
  • Ross Colton hit Adam Beckman
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Declan Chisholm
  • Casey Mittelstadt Tip-In Wide Left
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (53), Nathan MacKinnon (71)
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Brock Faber
  • Brock Faber hit Jonathan Drouin
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jon Merrill Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Joel Kiviranta
  • Jon Merrill Slashing against Brandon Duhaime
  • Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
  • Takeaway by Ryan Hartman
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau
  • Mason Shaw Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Vinni Lettieri hit Sean Walker
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • TV Timeout
  • Matt Boldy Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Declan Chisholm Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Frederick Gaudreau Tripping against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  • Ryan Hartman hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Off-side
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
  • Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Declan Chisholm Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Benches
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
  • Marco Rossi Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Hand Pass
  • Dakota Mermis hit Miles Wood
  • Mason Shaw Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jacob Lucchini Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jacob Lucchini Backhand Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Off-side
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Marco Rossi Backhand Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dakota Mermis Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Off-side
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Adam Beckman hit Jack Johnson
  • Miles Wood shot blocked by Jon Merrill
  • Jon Merrill hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Takeaway by Mason Shaw
  • Dakota Mermis hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Mason Shaw hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jonas Brodin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Off-side
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Adam Beckman Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Miles Wood shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sean Walker shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Ryan Hartman hit Samuel Girard
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Dakota Mermis
  • Takeaway by Mason Shaw
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Adam Beckman
  • Joel Eriksson Ek hit Yakov Trenin
  • Brock Faber Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (38), Joel Eriksson Ek (29)
  • TV Timeout
  • Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Vinni Lettieri
  • On-Ice Official
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Matt Boldy Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Jon Merrill Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dakota Mermis Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Benches
  • Zach Bogosian Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Marco Rossi Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jonas Brodin Wrist Shot Short
  • Zach Bogosian hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Declan Chisholm Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Dakota Mermis hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jacob Lucchini faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Mason Shaw Tip-In Wide Right
  • Dakota Mermis Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jacob Lucchini Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mason Shaw Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Mason Shaw Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Brock Faber
  • Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Brock Faber
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Marco Rossi
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Puck in Netting
  • Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Puck in Netting
  • Marcus Foligno hit Sean Walker
  • Jack Johnson shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Mason Shaw hit Jack Johnson
  • Jacob Lucchini Interference against Ross Colton
  • TV Timeout
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Icing
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Marco Rossi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jacob Lucchini faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano
  • Jacob Lucchini Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Mason Shaw Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Off-side
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Adam Beckman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Marco Rossi shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Mats Zuccarello Backhand Wide Right
  • TV Timeout
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Marco Rossi hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau
  • Marcus Foligno hit Josh Manson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Zach Bogosian Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
  • Off-side
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  • Zach Bogosian hit Jonathan Drouin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kirill Kaprizov Hooking against Cale Makar
  • Timeout - Visitor
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