Colorado Avalanche: Best Moments of 2018
![DENVER, CO - APRIL 16: Members of the Colorado Avalanche congratulate Colorado Avalanche goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) following a win after a first round playoff game between the Colorado Avalanche and the visiting Nashville Predators on April 16, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. (Photo by Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) DENVER, CO - APRIL 16: Members of the Colorado Avalanche congratulate Colorado Avalanche goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) following a win after a first round playoff game between the Colorado Avalanche and the visiting Nashville Predators on April 16, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. (Photo by Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/8612e6f713e1c0cd86174d817733d84d1b3d7d6a3c7e85c97abf2c4726289f9a.jpg)
JT Compher’s Two Shorties
November was a very good month for the Colorado Avalanche. Indeed, their play in November is a large part of the reason the team is still in playoff contention despite a dismal December. They went 8-3-3 that month.
One of the games that they dominated was the November 23 game against the Arizona Coyotes. It was a Black Friday of a different sort for the desert dogs as Colorado beat them 5-1.
Two of those goals came from J.T. Compher. On the same penalty kill. That’s right, Compher scored twice on the same penalty kill to put the Avalanche up 2-0:
Compher was only the 20th NHLer ever to score two goals on the same penalty kill. He was the first in Quebec/Colorado franchise history.
While we’re here, let’s celebrate the Ginger’s Gordie Howe Hat Trick:
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The GHHT came in the December 14 loss to the St. Louis Blues. Alas, we had little else to celebrate in December, so we might as well look to small victories such as that one.