Overview

• Colorado won 5-1 at Magness Arena and 3-2 at Ball Arena after Utah’s travel delays pushed back both start times in the split-venue set.
• Gavin Brindley scored twice, Danil Gushchin added a goal, and Tristen Nielsen netted two in the opener, with Valeri Nichushkin recording three assists.
• In the nightcap, the Avalanche’s top line supplied all three goals as Artturi Lehkonen, Martin Necas, and Brock Nelson each scored.
• Cale Makar left late in Game 1 after an elbow to the head in what coach Jared Bednar called a precaution, and Gabriel Landeskog fought the offender.
• Logan Cooley exited after a boarding hit by Zakhar Bardakov, Lawson Crouse responded with a fight, Trent Miner stopped 19 shots, and assistant coach Nolan Pratt said there is plenty of work to do.