The Avalanche continued the scoring into the second period with a goal from Mikko Rantanen and less than two minutes later one from Nazem Kadri.
The second framed finished with another goal from Rantanen, this one unassisted. The Avalanche scored all goals for the second period within five minutes of each other.
To finish the game in the third period, Nathan MacKinnon grabbed a turnover and scored for his second of the game.
THE GOALS
1st Period
13:13 COL (1-0) - PPG After a few shot attempts, Nathan MacKinnon brought the puck right to the front of the net and gave a backhanded tip to sneak the puck in.
2nd Period
10:49 COL (2-0) - Nathan MacKinnon took a hard shot from the slot, Karel Vejmelka attempted to make the stop, but the puck slid past and Mikko Rantanen was there to tap the puck into the net.
12:11 COL (3-0) - Following a turnover, Andre Burakovsky gave a quick pass from the top of the slot to Nazem Kadri in front of the net. Kadri had just enough room to pop the puck over Karel Vejmelka and into the net.
14:30 COL (4-0) - Mikko Rantanen forced a turnover, brought the puck through the neutral zone, and made a quick shot on net from the left circle that landed the puck home.
3rd Period
19:39 COL (5-0) - Immediately following a turnover, Nathan MacKinnon grabbed the puck and gave a quick shot to get the puck in net.
Final: Avalanche 5, Coyotes 0
3 STARS
POWER PLAYS
Colorado: 1/3
Arizona: 0/2
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Colorado: Darcy Kuemper allowed 0 goals on 20 shots.
Arizona: Karel Vejmelka allowed 5 goals on 32 shots.
STAT OF THE NIGHT
Tonight's matchup marks Nazem Kadri's 700th career NHL game.
NOTEBOOK
The Colorado Avalanche holds a 7-0-1 record so far this month and has trailed in seven of those eight games. Before tonight's matchup, the Avalanche had scored 147 goals this season, the most through 34 games for the team since relocating to Denver and the most since the 2005-2006 Senators scored 148. The Avalanche defensemen have scored a league leading 37 goals with a league high 120 points. Logan O'Connor, Tyson Jost, and Erik Johnson have appeared in all 35 games this season.
ROSTER REPORT
Gabriel Landeskog joins the squad after being in NHL COVID protocols since Jan. 10.
INJURY UPDATE
Ryan Murray left the game on Jan. 14 with an upper-body injury. Darren Helm is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Jacob MacDonald remains out with an upper-body injury he sustained on Dec. 12. Stefan Matteau is expected to be out for a few more weeks while he rehabs a lower-body injury from October 2021.
UP NEXT
The Colorado Avalanche return home to face the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 17.
LINE COMBINATIONS
Based on the start of the game
Forwards
92 Landeskog - 29 MacKinnon - 96 Rantanen
13 Nichushkin - 91 Kadri - 95 Burakovsky
16 Aube-Kubel - 18 Newhook - 37 Compher
17 Jost - 11 Maltsev - 25 O'Connor
Defensemen
7 Toews - 8 Makar
3 J. Johnson - 49 Girard
56 MacDermid - 6 E. Johnson
Goaltenders
35 Kuemper
39 Francouz
