By DENNIS GEORGATOS The Associated Press
DENVER — Troy Terry made sure the Ducks grabbed a point on the road, but Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche prevailed in overtime.
Terry scored with 12.6 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score, but MacKinnon scored with 40.1 seconds left in overtime and Colorado beat the Ducks, 4-3, on Friday night for its first win of the season.
Ross Colton scored two goals, both in the third period, and Casey Mittelstadt, playing in his 200th consecutive game, also had a goal for his 200th career point with a goal for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev had 16 saves.
Leo Carlsson and Ryan Strome also scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal finished with 45 saves.
Trailing 2-0 in the second period, Colorado finally broke through offensively when Mittelstadt finished off a breakaway with a backhand shot that sailed into the net over Dostal’s glove hand. Nikolai Kovalenko triggered the breakaway with a pass that the streaking Mittelstadt picked up for his drive to the net to ignite the Avs’ offense.
The Ducks continued to struggle to convert on the power play, going 0 for 3 to fall to 0 for 14 on the season.
KEY STAT
The Avalanche were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill and 1 for 6 on the power play.
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Ducks return home to host Los Angeles on Sunday night while the Avalanche visit San Jose.
More to come on this story.
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