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The Morning After: Three stars, five takeaways from the Avalanche’s victory over Columbus

Denver Post | January 5, 2018

Related Topics: Victory, Take-out, Avalanche, Columbus, Ohio, Jonathan Bernier, Star, Pepsi Center, Mikko Rantanen, Jared Bednar, Matt Nieto

The Avalanche won its fourth-consecutive game Thursday, defeating Columbus 2-0 at the Pepsi Center. The game story is here.

Notebook is here.

THREE STARS

  1. Jonathan Bernier. Made 35 saves for his second shutout of the season.
  2. Mikko Rantanen. Had the game-winning goal and an assist on the empty-netter.
  3. Nikita Zadorov. Avs defenseman logged 23:22 and helped backstop the shutout.

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

Columbus won the faceoff comparison 38-28 and the Avalanche remains last in the league with a 45.

See full article at Denver Post