Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2\u002D1 on Wednesday night.
Samsonov stopped Valeri Nichushkin on a short-handed breakaway in the second before Cale Makar nearly went end-to-end on a breathtaking rush, but saw the puck trickle just wide of Toronto’s goal.
Georgiev matched his Russian counterpart at the other end by denying Rielly on a power play and Calle Jarnkrok from in close to keep things even through 40 minutes. After the Leafs killed two penalties early in the third, William Nylander and Auston Matthews had a good chance on Georgiev..Samsonov then denied Evan Rodrigues from the slot with his blocker to keep things even through regulation.The big winger’s 44 goals are the most by a Finnish-born player since Teemu Selanne scored 48 times back in 2006-07.Article contentMarner factored in on the game-opening goal for the 19th time this season, which trails only MacKinnon for the most among all players.
Colorado head coach Jared Bednar said following Tuesday’s practice there’s still no timeline for the winger’s return. “Making progress,” Bednar said. “Gonna keep grinding to get back as soon as he can. I don’t know when that will be. I don’t know if it’ll be regular season, beginning of post-season. It’s all going to be up to him.”
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