Colorado Avalanche
Current season record
7–5–1 · 15 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings — Saturday, December 7, 2024 Game Analysis
Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Final.
Game Analysis
Little Caesars Arena
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DET
- Lucas Raymond (10)
COL
- Valeri Nichushkin (6)
- PPCale Makar (9)
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Game Summary — Saturday, December 7, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Colorado Avalanche defeated Detroit Red Wings 2–1. The game was played at Little Caesars Arena.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Game Analysis — Saturday, December 7, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Colorado Avalanche won despite being outshot 30–25. Detroit Red Wings generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Colorado Avalanche scored on 8.0% of its shots, compared with 3.3% for Detroit Red Wings. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Colorado Avalanche converted 1 of 1 power plays (100.0%); Detroit Red Wings converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge matched the 1-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Detroit Red Wings won 62.7% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Official Game Highlights — Saturday, December 7, 2024
Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings Game Statistics — Saturday, December 7, 2024
| Statistic | Colorado Avalanche | Detroit Red Wings |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 25 | 30 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 0 |
| Power-play opportunities | 1 | 1 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 37.3 | 62.7 |
| Hits | 16 | 16 |
| Blocked shots | 19 | 17 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 6 |
| Giveaways | 18 | 26 |
| Penalty minutes | 4 | 4 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Colorado Avalanche won 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena.
Who scored
- Valeri Nichushkin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (14), Casey Mittelstadt (12)
- Cale Makar Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32), Mikko Rantanen (21)
- Lucas Raymond Goal (10) Deflected, assists: Dylan Larkin (9)
Goalies
- Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 of 30 for Colorado Avalanche.
- Ville Husso stopped 23 of 25 for Detroit Red Wings.
Valeri Nichushkin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (14), Casey Mittelstadt (12) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Colorado Avalanche stayed ahead.