The Avalanche suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota in the afternoon, while the home squad hosted Vegas at Ball Arena and went on to defeat the Golden Knights 3-1 at home.
For the Avalanche against Vegas, Alex Beaucage scored on the power play while J.T. Compher scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and also on the power play. Bo Byram added an empty-net goal Alexandar Georgiev made his debut in a Colorado sweater where he made 12 saves on 13 shots. Jonas Johansson took over in net midway through the second period and made 10 saves on as many shots.
For Vegas, Paul Cotter scored on the power play. In net, Michael Hutchinson made 13 saves on as many shots. Jiri patera took over in net midway through the second period and made 14 saves on 16 shots.
THE SCORING:
First Period:
19:08 - VGK 1, COL 0, PPG -Nicolas Roy fed Paul Cotter in the low slot, who zipped his shot off the post and past Georgiev for the game's icebreaker.
Second Period:No goals.