The Colorado Avalanche would come into tonight’s contest red-hot, but got their jets cooled by the Arizona Coyotes in a 5-4 shootout loss. It would be a rough night for goaltenders, as both Colorado and Arizona started backups. Jonas Johansson would make his first start for Colorado, and despite a really rough start, would play decently enough to give Colorado a chance to win.
Nathan MacKinnon would have a high-event game; involved in an incident that will be replayed and discussed throughout the rest of the week as well as scoring his 200th career NHL goal.