Avalanche 5, DUCKS 4

Kariya scores twice in loss

Summary

 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Brad Larsen and Chris Drury scored consecutive goals in the third period to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in NHL exhibition play Wednesday night.
 Larsen's unassisted goal came with 15:50 left in the final period. Drury scored with 11:52 to play in the game on a power-play goal to give the Avalanche their third win against one loss in the pre-season.
 Paul Kariya scored two goals for Anaheim (1-3), the second goal just 11 seconds after Drury, to account for the final Anaheim goal.
 Colorado defenseman Martin Skoula scored with a 35-foot shot to give the Avalanche a 3-2 lead 1:30 into the final period. The Ducks tied the score at 3-3 just 1:24 later when Kevin Haller scored on a power play.
 The first of Kariya's two goals came on a tip. The Ducks' Mike Crowley passed to Kariya, who picked the puck off in mid-air and guided it into the net. That goal gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead with 14:24 left in the second period.
 With two Anaheim players in the penalty box, Colorado's Joe Sakic evened the score with 2:14 left in the second period when he skated by an Anaheim defenseman and hit the upper right corner with a slap shot.
 Milan Hejduk scored the Avalanche's first goal. Tomas Sandstrom tied it with a breakaway goal.

Summary

 First Period
 1. Colorado, Hejduk (Miller) 4:35
 2. Anaheim, Sandstrom (Cullen, Aalto) 18:29
 Second Period
 3. Anaheim, Kariya (Crowley, Rucchin) 5:36 (pp)
 4. Colorado, Sakic (Messier) 17:46 (pp)
 Third Period
 5. Colorado, Skoula (Yelle) 1:30
 6. Anaheim, Haller (Sellane, Crowley) 2:54
 7. Colorado, Larsen, 6:10
 8. Colorado, Drury (Regeher) 9:09 (pp)
 9. Anaheim, Kariya (Sandstrom) 9:20
 Shots on goal by
 Colorado 7 6 13--26
 Anaheim 11 16 6--33
 Goalies -- Colorado: Aebischer, Denis; Anaheim: Hebert.
 Attendance -- 12,782.
 

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