Valeri Nichushkin had a goal in regulation and the only one in an extended shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night.

Alexandar Georgiev turned away 18 shots in overtime and faced all five in the shootout, giving Colorado its fourth win in five games.

Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and Adin Hill made 33 saves and another three in the shootout before Nichushkin defeated him in the fifth round, halting Vegas’ three-match win streak.

Both goalkeepers were sharp against the top scorers, but Nichushkin managed to slip one past Hill to end it.

The Avalanche announced before the game that Jonathan Drouin has been battling an upper-body injury sustained during a 7-4 win over Florida on Saturday night. Colorado recalled 22-year-old Chase Bradley, who made his NHL debut on the fourth line.

The Avalanche went into overtime on the power play, but Vegas ended it and the teams skated 4-on-4 for the first 3:21 of the extra period.

Neither team had a power play through the first two periods, but Cale Makar had a two-minute interference minor (3:37) in the third period. Vegas’ Alex Pietrangelo took a tripping minor at 11:10 of the third.

Both teams had chances in the first period, but could not get one past either goalkeeper. Nathan MacKinnon had a great scoring opportunity early in the second, but his shot tipped Hill’s glove and grazed the crossbar.

The Golden Knights finally broke the deadlock late in the second. Ivan Barbashev had the puck above the right circle and fed Dorofeyev as he skated down the left side. For his team-leading 12th goal of the season, Dorofeev hung near the bottom of the circle and fired a shot over Georgiev’s shoulders to make it 1-0 at 13:09.

Colorado responded quickly as MacKinnon carried the puck to the Vegas end, but the puck was knocked away. The Golden Knights tried to clear it up the middle, but Nichushkin intercepted it and put it to Hill for his second tally of the season at 13:42.

–Field-level media