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01/10 17:51 CST Trent Miner records 1st NHL shutout as Avalanche beat Blue
Jackets 4-0 for 17th straight home win
Trent Miner records 1st NHL shutout as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 4-0 for 17th
straight home win
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
DENVER (AP) --- Brent Burns scored twice, Trent Miner made 29 saves for his
first NHL shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0
on Saturday for their 17th straight home win.
The Avalanche move one victory away from matching their longest home win streak
in franchise history, a mark that was set during the 2021-22 Stanley
Cup-winning season. The longest home win streak in NHL history is 23 by Detroit
in 2011-12.
Victor Olofsson and defenseman Ilya Solovyov also scored for Colorado, which
improved to 19-0-2 at Ball Arena. It was Solovyov's first NHL goal and he
celebrated by jumping into Burns' arms. The 25-year-old Solovyov was claimed
off waivers from Calgary in October.
Miner, a recent call-up from the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League,
turned in several sensational saves and helped the Avalanche withstand two
penalties. He got the start to give Scott Wedgewood a day off with Mackenzie
Blackwood sidelined by a lower-body injury.
The Blue Jackets dropped to 0-3 on their four-game trip. Elvis Merzlikins
stopped 27 shots in his first game for Columbus since Dec. 20.
Burns score with 6:02 left in the first period to give Colorado a 1-0 lead. The
Avalanche improved to 14-0 at home this season when scoring the opening goal.
Olofsson made it 2-0 later in the first period with his first goal since Dec.
13. He also had an assist, while Parker Kelly and Gavin Brindley each finished
with two assists.
Brindley was a second-round pick by the Blue Jackets in 2023. He was acquired
by Colorado as part of a deal in June that sent Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to
Columbus.
Up next
Blue Jackets: At Utah on Sunday.
Avalanche: Host Toronto on Monday.
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