3 Takeaways From Avalanche’s 5-4 Shootout Loss to Coyotes

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• Colorado fell behind 2-0 early, but MacKinnon notched a pair of assists on goals by Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog to tie the game 2-2 going at the end of the first.
• With at least a goal in all three periods on Tuesday, Colorado has scored a goal in 20 consecutive periods, setting a franchise record.
• Johansson rebounded nicely, stopping the next 17 shots he faced while Colorado scored the next four goals of the game – starting with Rantanen’s 19th of the season.
• Colorado has won just one game this season – a 3-2 decision over Arizona on Feb.
• In those five games, the Avalanche have scored 16 goals, and lost three of them in overtime or a shootout.
• Entering Tuesday’s game, that trio had piled up five goals and seven assists in five games against the Coyotes this season
• It was the first time this season that one of those three didn’t score a point in a game against the Coyotes
• Colorado is still 4-1-1 against Arizona on the season

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