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Colorado Eagles beat Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in shootout after Abbotsford's late goal
Reilly Connors and Cooper Gay put Colorado up 2-0 in the first period, but Abbotsford tied it in the second. Tristen Nielsen restored the Eagles' lead before the game went to overtime.
The Colorado Eagles led by two goals, lost that lead and regained it before beating the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford, BC. Abbotsford's late tying goal sent the game to overtime, and Colorado took the shootout after neither team scored in the extra period.
Reilly Connors opened the scoring for Colorado in the first period, and Cooper Gay made it 2-0 at 17:25. Gavin White scored before the intermission to cut the Eagles' lead in half. The Canucks then tied it 2-2 on Jack Thompson's second-period goal, wiping away the rest of Colorado's early advantage before the third period.
Tristen Nielsen put Colorado back in front 3-2 at 13:45 of the third period, with Adam Beckman and Gavin Brindley assisting. The Eagles held that lead until Trey Fix-Wolansky scored for Abbotsford at 18:05 to tie it 3-3. Fix-Wolansky had also assisted on Thompson's tying goal in the second.
Neither team scored in overtime. Ilya Nabokov finished with 29 saves on 32 shots for Colorado, which won the shootout 1-0. Abbotsford never led despite erasing the Eagles' two-goal first-period advantage and answering their third-period goal. The Eagles play at the Canucks on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Eagles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Abbotsford Canucks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ScoringScore after each, COL-ABB
- 1st 3:10Reilly Connors, assisted by Jake Chiasson1-0
- 1st 17:25Cooper Gay, assisted by Maroš Jedlička and Nikita Prishchepov2-0
- 1st 17:42Gavin White, assisted by Vilmer Alriksson and Brandon Buhr2-1
- 2nd 12:59Jack Thompson, assisted by Trey Fix-Wolansky and Kole Lind2-2
- 3rd 13:45Tristen Nielsen, assisted by Adam Beckman and Gavin Brindley3-2
- 3rd 18:05Trey Fix-Wolansky, assisted by Kirill Kudryavtsev and Gavin White3-3
Shots on goal
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Eagles | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| Abbotsford Canucks | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
Goaltenders
- Nikita Tolopilo, 24 saves on 27 shots
- Ilya Nabokov, 29 saves on 32 shots
Penalties 5
- 1st 3:54Yanick Turcotte, Delay of game, 2 minutes
- 2nd 1:58Gustav Stjernberg, High-sticking, 2 minutes
- 3rd 1:35Kole Lind, High-sticking, 2 minutes
- 3rd 17:38Taylor Makar, Diving/Embellishment, 2 minutes
- 3rd 17:38Sawyer Mynio, Tripping, 2 minutes
Rogers Forum, Abbotsford, BC. Attendance 2,575.
Play-by-play as the American Hockey League publishes it. Clock times are time elapsed in the period.