Avalanche Falls to Jets 4-2

Defeat at Home

The Avalanche lost 4-2 to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday at Ball Arena. Brock Nelson and Parker Kelly scored for Colorado, while Cale Makar recorded the 500th point (136g/364a) of his career and became the fourth-fastest defenseman in NHL history to reach the milestone (467 games played).

"It's pretty fast," Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar said about Makar reaching 500-career points. "That's my thoughts. It's like, '500 already?' He's a special player. [A] gifted player. [He] finds a way to contribute even when he's not at his best, he's finding a way to make a play, the play, whatever it is. When he's good, he's really good. And when he's having an off night, he's still finding a way to make a play to help you win hockey games, right? And that's what the best players do. There's a lot of pressure on those guys to produce on a nightly basis, and he does that, and he still plays pretty [darn] good defense along the way."

How It Happened

Winnipeg's Gabriel Vilardi opened the scoring at 3:51 of the first period via a deflection on Josh Morrissey's left-point shot.

Nelson tied the game for the Avs on the power play at 8:59 of the first period with his 33rd goal of the season via a redirect from the slot set up by Nazem Kadri's feed. With the secondary assist on this goal, Makar picked up his 500th NHL point,

The Jets took a 2-1 lead at 2:14 of the second period when Cole Koepke scored from the doorstep off the rush. 

Kelly tied the game at 18:05 of the second period with his 17th goal of the season via a redirect from the low slot on Josh Manson's point shot.

Cole Perfetti gave the Jets a 3-2 lead at 14:49 of the third period with a redirection from the slot. 

Winnipeg doubled its lead at 17:51 of the third period when Kyle Connor scored an empty-net goal.

Next Up

The Avalanche continues its homestand on Monday against the Calgary Flames at