If a game between two terrible teams ends after midnight eastern time, did it really happen? Sources say yes it still does as the Colorado Avalanche added their 24th tally in the loss column against the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-2 final.
This game was closer than the recent blowouts as the back and forth affair started with a scoreless low event first period before Bo Horvat broke the deadlock at 4:48 in the second period. Mikko Rantanen responded at 6:53 shortly after, scoring on a rifle of a shot on the power play. Vancouver would close the period out at 18:15 on a Sven Baertschi goal right after their own power play expired.