Avalanche Falls 6-3 to Islanders

Defeat on the Road

The Avalanche lost 6-3 to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday. Valeri Nichushkin, Martin Necas and Artturi Lehkonen each scored for Colorado. Additionally, former Islander Devon Toews skated in his 500th NHL game and Brock Nelson posted an assist against the team he spent 12 seasons with.

"You just refocus," Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar said after the game. "I mean, we've had bad periods, we've had bad stretches in our game that we've overcome. And I look at a lot of the game and we're still digging in."

How It Happened

New York's Kyle MacLean opened the scoring at 5:56 of the first period with a shot from below the right circle following a net-front scramble.

Anders Lee doubled the Islanders' lead at 18:20 of the first period with a right-circle wrist shot.

Bo Horvat gave the Islanders a 3-0 lead at 6:58 of the second period with a shot from the right doorstep.

The Islanders took a 4-0 lead when Adam Pelech scored with a left-circle wrist shot at 7:59 of the second period.

Nichushkin put the Avs on the board at 8:39 of the middle frame with his sixth goal of the season via a redirection on Sam Malinski's right-point shot.

At 10:04 of the second period, Necas made it a 4-2 game with his 14th goal of the season when his pass from the right doorstep deflected off Islanders defenseman Travis Mitchell's skate and in.

Mathew Barzal gave the Islanders a 5-2 lead at 18:46 of the second period with a power-play goal via a backhand shot from the slot.

Lehkonen put the Avs within two goals at 1:27 of the third period with his 10th goal of the season via a one-timer from the above the right goal set up by Makar's feed.

Casey Cizikas gave the Islanders a 6-3 lead with an empty-net goal at 18:45 of the third period.

Next Up

The Avalanche continues its road trip against the New York Rangers on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. MT on Altitude, Altitude+ and Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM.