Colorado Closes Out Series Against Henderson

Colorado Closes Out Series Against Henderson

Mar 27, 2021

The Colorado Eagles will face off against the Henderson Silver Knights for the final time this season.

Colorado rallied from a 5-1 deficit to bring the game back to within a single goal, but the Eagles would not be able to find an equalizer in a 6-4 loss to the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday. The defeat also put an end to the team’s season-high, four-game winning streak. Forwards Kiefer Sherwood, Liam O’Brien and Martin Kaut each notched a goal and an assist in the loss, as goaltender Hunter Miska suffered his first loss of the season in net, making 19 saves on 24 shots.

Colorado outshot Henderson, 35-25 in the contest while going 2-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill. Henderson would improve to 14-3-0 while Colorado fell to 7-7-2. 

 

Eagles at Silver Knights

Orleans Arena - Henderson, Nevada

Game Time

8:00 PM MST

Watch

AHLTV (Subscription required)

Radio

92.9 the Bear available online or with the iHeartRadio App

Follow

@ColoradoEagles, Game Center 

 

Roster Report

Logan O’Connor, Dan Renouf, Greg Pateryn, Jacob MacDonald, Adam Werner, T.J. Tynan, and Sheldon Dries are all currently recalled by the Colorado Avalanche. 

The Avalanche reassigned Conor Timmins on Thursday. Timmins has skated in 17 games with the Avalanche this season and has collected three goals and twenty-four assists in forty games with the Eagles.

 

By the Numbers

Saturday’s matchup is the fifth matchup between the clubs since the Silver Knights joined the American Hockey League this season. Henderson has a 3-1 record against Colorado. It is the fifth of five times the teams will face-off this season. 

 

Colorado - Henderson Connections

Henderson Silver Knights forward Jake Leschyshyn is the son of former Avalanche defensemen Curtis Leschyshyn. Curtis Leschyshyn played part of nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. He won a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 1996.

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