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Nichushkin, MacKinnon help Avalanche increase NHL-best record in 3-2 win over Philadelphia Flyers

— Valeri Nichushkin scored the eventual game-winner early in the second period, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to add to his NHL-leading points total and the Colorado Avalanche hung on for a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
Dec 8, 2025, 02:27 am - AP
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Avalanche2103
Flyers1102
1st PeriodCOLPHI
2:09Sean Couturier (5)
Assists: Noah Juulsen (3), Owen Tippett (10)
01
8:28Brent Burns (4)
Assists: Martin Necas (25), Jack Drury (6)
11
19:08Brock Nelson (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (25), Cale Makar (26)
21
2nd PeriodCOLPHI
1:47Valeri Nichushkin (7)
Assists: Victor Olofsson (12), Devon Toews (9)
31
5:58Travis Konecny (7)
Assists: Emil Andrae (6), Christian Dvorak (11)
32
3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Bobby Brink Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Egor Zamula hit Jack Drury
  • Noah Juulsen hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Sean Couturier Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Noah Juulsen (3), Owen Tippett (10)
  • Nicolas Deslauriers hit Samuel Girard
  • Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Travis Sanheim hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Egor Zamula
  • Giveaway by Noah Juulsen
  • Nicolas Deslauriers hit Josh Manson
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Takeaway by Noah Cates
  • Nick Seeler hit Sam Malinski
  • Takeaway by Trevor Zegras
  • Christian Dvorak hit Martin Necas
  • Takeaway by Noah Cates
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Sean Couturier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Egor Zamula Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Noah Juulsen Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Takeaway by Nikita Grebenkin
  • Giveaway by Christian Dvorak
  • Victor Olofsson shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Matvei Michkov
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Noah Juulsen Tripping against Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Emil Andrae Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Zakhar Bardakov
  • Rodrigo Abols faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Emil Andrae Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Brock Nelson
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Owen Tippett hit Samuel Girard
  • Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Noah Cates hit Devon Toews
  • Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Travis Konecny Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Andrae (6), Christian Dvorak (11)
  • Rodrigo Abols Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Devon Toews
  • Emil Andrae hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Nikita Grebenkin
  • Giveaway by Christian Dvorak
  • Giveaway by Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Nicolas Deslauriers hit Samuel Girard
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Giveaway by Christian Dvorak
  • Trevor Zegras Slashing against Valeri Nichushkin
  • Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Rodrigo Abols
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Emil Andrae
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Travis Konecny
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Nikita Grebenkin
  • Ross Colton shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Giveaway by Noah Juulsen
  • Giveaway by Travis Konecny
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Cale Makar
  • Trevor Zegras faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Emil Andrae
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Trevor Zegras Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Rodrigo Abols faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Nicolas Deslauriers hit Samuel Girard
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matvei Michkov shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Sean Couturier hit Samuel Girard
  • Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Egor Zamula
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Christian Dvorak Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Travis Konecny hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Trevor Zegras
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Bobby Brink
  • Giveaway by Egor Zamula
  • Sean Couturier hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Giveaway by Noah Juulsen
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Trevor Zegras
  • Christian Dvorak Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Owen Tippett hit Samuel Girard
  • Travis Konecny Wrap-around saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Takeaway by Matvei Michkov
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Travis Konecny
  • Travis Konecny hit Parker Kelly
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Artturi Lehkonen Backhand saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Josh Manson Backhand saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Off-side
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Zakhar Bardakov hit Egor Zamula
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • Brent Burns Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (25), Jack Drury (6)
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Brock Nelson hit Noah Cates
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Samuel Girard Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Josh Manson hit Owen Tippett
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Garnet Hathaway shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Sam Malinski hit Nikita Grebenkin
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Noah Juulsen
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Emil Andrae
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Artturi Lehkonen Backhand saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (25), Cale Makar (26)
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Puck in Netting
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (12), Devon Toews (9)
  • Icing
  • Egor Zamula shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Josh Manson hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Samuel Girard hit Matvei Michkov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zakhar Bardakov faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Trevor Zegras
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Nicolas Deslauriers shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Nicolas Deslauriers
  • Puck in Benches
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Noah Cates
  • Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Sam Malinski hit Nikita Grebenkin
  • Takeaway by Martin Necas
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Emil Andrae shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Parker Kelly hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Gabriel Landeskog Tip-In Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson hit Travis Sanheim
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • TV Timeout
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Netting
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Travis Konecny
  • Off-side
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Brock Nelson hit Nick Seeler
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Rodrigo Abols
  • Martin Necas Slashing against Garnet Hathaway
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Nick Seeler
  • Off-side
  • Bobby Brink shot blocked by Victor Olofsson
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Short
  • Nathan MacKinnon PS - Holding on breakaway against Trevor Zegras
  • Devon Toews hit Bobby Brink
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Off-side
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Trevor Zegras shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Josh Manson hit Emil Andrae
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Sam Malinski
  • Sam Malinski Backhand Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
  • Trevor Zegras shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Josh Manson hit Rodrigo Abols
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  • Icing
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Trevor Zegras
  • Sean Couturier shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trevor Zegras shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Takeaway by Parker Kelly
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
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