Avalanche Falls to Devils 4-3

Road Defeat

The Avalanche lost 4-3 to the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Tuesday. Scott Wedgewood made 37 saves for the Avalanche, while Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Gabriel Landeskog added a tally for Colorado.

How It Happened

T.J. Hughes saved a goal when he blocked Timo Meier's shot to keep the Devils off the board at 4:50 of the first period.

The Devils opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first period with Luke Evangelista's goal from the slot. 

Landeskog tied the game at 14:32 of the opening frame with his fourth goal of the season via a shot from the doorstep set up by Makar after he danced past two Devils players on his way from the right point to the high slot. With the primary assist, Makar picked up the 300th even-strength point of his career.

At 12:32 of the second period, Declan Chisholm gave the Devils a 2-1 lead with a left-point shot.

Wedgewood made 16 saves in the second period, including one on Meier's slap shot from the right slot at 14:11 to keep the game at 2-1.

Arseny Gritsyuk doubled New Jersey's lead at 4:39 of the third period with a backhand shot off the rush.

The Devils made it 4-1 at 16:05 of the third period when Jesper Boqvist scored an empty-net goal.

Lehkonen made it 4-2 with his seventh goal of the season via a right-circle shot set up by Gavin Brindley's feed at 16:47 of the third period.

With his second goal of the game and eighth of the season, Lehkonen made it 4-3 at 19:55 of the third period via a shot from the low slot while the Avs were playing with six skaters.

Next Up

The Avalanche hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday at 7 p.m. MDT on Altitude, Altitude+, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM and the Altitude Sports Radio App.