Seattle’s Oliver Bjorkstand scored with 31.6 seconds left Thursday night to stun the Avalanche in a 4-3 victory at Ball Arena.
It was Bjorkstand’s second goal of the game, and it led to Colorado’s first home loss of the season. It’s also the first time the Avs (8-4-0) have lost a game this season while scoring at least one goal. Beyond the team’s fourth loss in six games, the Avs also lost forward Artturi Lehkonen to injury after he took a hit along the boards.
Colorado had trailed for nearly 34 minutes Thursday night when Valeri Nichushkin deflected a Devon Toews point shot past Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer with 7:45 left in regulation.