Blüger was on the ice for 13 minutes and 48 seconds in this fight, three minutes of which he played in the minority. The Latvian striker scored twice, used two power plays, won two of four shots and finished the game with a neutral efficiency ratio.
Shilov remained on the bench, but the Canucks’ goal was Casey Desmith, who saved 30 of 34 shots, or 88.2%.
Already in the 24th second of the game, Jonathan Tener Miller put the hosts in the lead, but in the third minute, Ilya Miheevs made it 2-0 in favor of the “Canucks”. In the fifth minute of the second period, Nikita Zadorov scored the third goal for the Vancouver club, but three seconds before the break, Miko Rantanen got one goal back for the visitors.
In the third period, “Avalanche” had a big advantage, beating the home team with 17:3 in shots in the goal frame, which they managed to convert into the result as well – the “Canucks” advantage was reduced to a minimum in the fourth minute by the league’s top scorer Nathan McKinnon, and in the ninth minute, Ross Colton made it 3:3.
Valery Nichushkin, assisted by McKinnon and Kyle Makar, scored the winning goal for Denver in the 30th second of overtime.
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This season, Blügers scored five goals in 53 matches, provided 19 assists and achieved a positive efficiency coefficient of +7, while Shilov has not yet played in the NHL this season.
“Canucks” with 92 points in 67 matches keep the honor of leaders of the Western Conference, while “Avalanche” with 89 points moved to second place.
The Vancouver team will play their next match on Saturday at home against the Washington “Capitals”, who are in 10th position in the Eastern Conference with 69 points in 64 games.
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