1st period:
8:59 - NYI 1, COL 0, PPG - Anders Lee redirected Noah Dobson's pass to put the Islanders on the board with the power-play goal. Anthony Beauvillier also earned an assist.
14:18 - COL 1, NYI 1, PPG - Cale Makar tied the score 1-1 as he sniped a shot off the post and last Semyon Varlamov. Nazem Kadri and Nathan MacKinnon picked up the assists.
2nd period:
No goals.
3rd period:
4:06 - COL 2, NYI 1 - Nathan MacKinnon converted as the power play as his shot went through traffic and past Varlamov to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. Gabriel Landeskog and Nazem Kadri collected the assists.
6:34 - COL 3, NYI 1 - J.T. Compher put his shot short side to extend Colorado's 3-1. Alex Newhook and Logan O'Connor notched the assists.
7:41 - COL 4, NYI 1 - Cale Makar scored his second goal of the game to extend the Avalanche's lead 4-1. Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky tallied assists.
8:25 - COL 5, NYI 1 - Devon Toews buried his shot blocker side of Varlamov to extend Colorado's lead 5-1. Gabriel Landeskog and Nazem Kadri registered the assists.
11:58 - COL 5, NYI 2 - Anders Lee buried his second goal of the game in-tight. Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau recorded assists.
13:28 - COL 5, NYI 3 -Casey Cizikas tapped in a rebound to cut the Islanders' deficit down 5-3. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock gathered the assists.
19:33 - COL 5, NYI 4 - Brock Nelson sends a blistering slap shot on net to cut the Islander's deficit down to one goal late in the game. Anders Lee earned the sole assist.
Special Teams:
The Islanders power play was 2-for-4 while their penalty kill was 2-for-3.
The Avalanche's power play was 1-for-3 while their penalty kill was 2-for-4.
Goaltending:
Semyon Varlamov made 44 saves on 49 shots for the Islanders.
Pavel Francouz made 32 saves on 36 shots for the Avalanche.
Notes:
Semyon Varlamov made his 17th start and his record fell to 3-12-1… After missing last game due to personal reasons, Anders Lee returned to the lineup. The Isles captain scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season and fourth on the power play. The goal marked his 200th-career goal and 29th-career two-goal game… Cizikas scored his seventh goal of the season... The goal marked Nelson's team-leading 21st of the season... Ryan Pulock notched his 99th-career assist... Mathew Barzal and Zdeno Chara missed their fifth-straight game...
Next Game:
The New York Islanders continue their homestand as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in the first leg of a back-to-back set. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
