Samuel Girard scored the first goal of the game and now has two tallies in two career outdoor games… Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, his second three-point game of the season. Through 13 contests this year, the center has 18 points (four goals, 14 assists)... Mikko Rantanen registered two helpers in the outing, his fourth multi-point game of the year... Devon Toews scored in his NHL outdoor debut, his fourth tally of the campaign... The first period ended at 1:55 p.m. MT before the game underwent an eight-hour delay in the interest of player safety due to ice conditions. The outing resumed with the second period at 10:03 p.m. MT... Colorado has scored the first goal of the game in 11 of its 14 contests, and the team that scores first in the NHL's outdoor games improved to 17-9-5... The penalty-kill unit has extinguished 32 of its last 34 shorthanded situations, which included a streak of 24 straight kills from Jan. 22 to Feb. 2... MacKinnon participated in the One Million Dollar Hole-in-One Challenge presented by Bridgestone. He attempted to relive a memorable moment from the same spot Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic had a hole-in-one at the 2011 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. He missed the shot, but the NHL is still donating $25,000 to the Mile High Mites Learn to Play program... The contest was played at 6,224 feet above sea level, the second-highest for an NHL regular-season outdoor game behind the 2020 Stadium Series between the Avalanche and Kings at Falcon Stadium (6,621 feet). Colorado also competed in the outdoor game with the third-highest such figure (5,200 feet; 2016 Stadium Series at Coors Field)… The matchup was the first NHL games played atop a golf course... The Avalanche debuted its Reverse Retro jersey in the contest. The sweater is based on the uniform the organization wore during its time in Quebec City as the Nordiques.
