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10/31 19:14 CDT Martin Necas shines with 3 points in Avalanche's 4-2 win over
Golden Knights
Martin Necas shines with 3 points in Avalanche's 4-2 win over Golden Knights
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Martin Necas celebrated his new contract with a goal and two
assists, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on
Friday.
Necas, who signed a $92 million, eight-year extension on Thursday, scored his
eighth goal of the season 41 seconds into the game.
Cale Makar had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, extending his point
streak to six games. Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored, and Scott
Wedgewood made 21 saves.
The 40-year-old Burns moved past Bobby Orr into 11th place among defensemen
with 916 career points.
Tomas Hertl and Mitch Marner each had a goal and an assist for the Golden
Knights, and rookie goalie Carl Lindbom stopped 22 shots.
Vegas' offense once again struggled on the power play without captain Mark
Stone, who is on injured reserve with an apparent wrist injury. The Golden
Knights went 1 for 6 with the man advantage and are 2 for 19 without Stone;
they were 9 of 24 with him in the lineup.
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy even used his timeout at 2:06 of the third
period to try to take advantage of a 5-on-3. Hertl scored shortly afterward,
though at 4 on 4.
They are far from the first team to struggle with Colorado's aggressive penalty
kill. The Avalanche have killed off 18 consecutive penalties and 29 of 30
overall.
Up next Avalanche: At San Jose on Saturday. Golden Knights: Host Detroit on Tuesday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
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