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Wedgewood Blanks Utah as Avalanche Set Pre-Holiday Points Record, Win 13th Straight at Home

A late upper-body injury to Karel Vejmelka forced Utah to start Vitek Vanecek, with Park City native Colten McIntyre dressing as the emergency backup.

Overview

  • Samuel Girard scored unassisted on a second-period backhand for the game's only goal.
  • Scott Wedgewood stopped 32 shots for his second shutout of the season and 10th of his career, including a late pad save that deflected off the crossbar.
  • Utah outshot Colorado 12-4 in the third and pulled Vitek Vanecek for an extra skater in the final minutes, but could not find the equalizer.
  • Karel Vejmelka was a late scratch with an upper-body injury; Vanecek started in his place and made 25 saves.
  • The victory pushed Colorado to 61 points before the holiday break and a 15-0-2 home mark with 13 straight wins in Denver.