It’s felt like feast or famine lately for the Colorado Avalanche, but this was a first.
The Detroit Red Wings, two days after getting run out of their building by this Avalanche team, came to Ball Arena and shut down the league’s top offense in a 2-0 victory Monday night.
It it the first time all season the Avs have be shut out. Colorado is now 5-7-2 since a Jan. 3 win at Carolina, with just one game remaining before a long break for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Marco Kasper put the Red Wings in front on the first shift of the game. Devon Toews, in his first game back after missing 13 because of an upper-body injury, crept in from the left point to try and regain possession for the Avs.
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Raymond put the puck into the empty net with 30.7 seconds left to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Valeri Nichushkin chopped his stick in half on the Colorado net in frustration, and was sent to the locker room by the officials.
Colorado had two power plays in this game, but one of them included twice as many shot attempts (four) for the visitors as the Avs produced (two).
These two teams met on Saturday afternoon in Detroit, and it was one of Colorado’s best games of January. The Avs routed the Red Wings, 5-0, behind two goals and three points from Nathan MacKinnon and 28 saves for Mackenzie Blackwood.
The Avs came into this game 14-0-1 in their past 15 contests against the Red Wings since a 5-1 loss in Detroit on March 18, 2017. Just in the past nine contests — which dates back to Dec. 10, 2021 — Colorado was 8-0-1 and had outscored Detroit 43-16.
FOOTNOTES: Avs captain Gabe Landeskog (upper body) and top right wing Martin Necas (lower body) did not play in this game. Coach Jared Bednar said Monday morning that he’s hopeful Necas will be able to play Wednesday, which is the final game before the break for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Bednar said it’s unlikely that Landeskog will play against San Jose, but both players should be fine to play in the Olympic tournament, which begins Feb. 11 in Milan.
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