he bottom line is we played heavy, we played fast, we did lots of good things. We’ve got to take the energy into (Saturday) night. Obviously, Philly played (Friday), which is nice. They’re sitting at home watching our game and waiting for us. We’ll get re-energized and ready for

DENVER (AP) — When the moment arrived New Jersey Devils Hoodies Authentic , Andrew Agozzino was ready — big right fist pump, coupled with a glide on his right knee and even a little yell.This goal celebration was a long time in the making.Agozzino scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche ended a six-game home skid by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night.“Just pure excitement,” Agozzino said. “It’s special and tough to put into words. There was a lot emotion after I saw it go in.”The 28-year-old Agozzino was recalled Sunday from Colorado of the AHL, where he led the Eagles with 22 goals and 28 assists. In his 11th NHL game — and first since April 9, 2016 — Agozzino pushed a shot past Malcolm Subban off a pass from captain Gabriel Landeskog. It gave Colorado a 2-0 advantage in the second period. The assist marked the 400th career point for Landeskog.A milestone goal, indeed.Agozzino also happened to be the oldest Avalanche skater on the ice at the time of his first goal. As for what he will do with the puck, well, he might give it to his father. Or just keep it.“He’ll be fighting me for it,” cracked Agozzino.Tyson Jost and Matt Calvert also scored as the Avalanche won their first game at the Pepsi Center since Jan. 19.Varlamov was brilliant all night, with little traffic screening his vision. He had 15 saves in the third period.“It wasn’t like a tough game where there are lots of screens in front and you can’t see anything,” Varlamov said. “The guys did a tremendous job. I saw most of the shots.”Subban had 35 saves for a Golden Knights team that’s now dropped eight of their last 11 games. Subban started back-to-back games for the first time all season with Vegas electing to rest Marc-Andre Fleury.“Their goaltender put up a perfect performance tonight and that’s what it took New Jersey Devils Hats Authentic ,” Subban said of his counterpart. “It’s tough to lose games like this, took a full 60-minute effort and I needed to make a few more saves tonight. Got to correct some mistakes and move forward.”Vegas coach Gerard Gallant was hoping his team could ride the momentum from a 5-1 win over Nashville the other night. It didn’t happen.“Not much you can do. We played a pretty good game tonight,” Gallant said. “It was a 3-0 game but it really should’ve been a 6-5 game. The goalies were excellent.”Calvert gave Colorado a three-goal cushion with 13:07 remaining. The play was reviewed when it appeared he knocked it in with his glove. But the officials ruled he last powered in the puck with his stick after it struck his glove.Early in the first period, Jost stole the puck down low early and made a nifty spin move to score his first goal since Jan. 2. The young center was in such a scoring funk he was briefly sent to the minors for some more work. Jost celebrated his goal in style by dropping to a knee and skating toward the boards.It hasn’t exactly been home-sweet-home for the Avalanche this season with an 11-12-5 mark. This after such a dominant showing a season ago when their 28 home wins matched the franchise record set by the 2000-01 Stanley Cup championship squad.“It’s not like we go out there and don’t want to play at home,” defenseman Nikita Zadorov said. “We’re trying.”NOTES: Vegas LW Tomas Nosek returned after not playing in the last three games. … Avalanche F Colin Wilson (upper body) skated with the team Monday and could soon be available. … D Ian Cole (upper body) remains sidelined indefinitely. … Landeskog joins Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov as the only members of the 2011 NHL draft class to reach the 400-point plateau. … Agozzino assisted on Calvert’s goal. It was his fourth NHL assist. … The shutout was No. 25 in Varlamov’s career. … Colorado is now 0 for 26 on the power play over their last nine games.UP NEXTGolden Knights: Begin a four-game homestand Wednesday night against Boston.Avalanche: Host Winnipeg on Wednesday night. TORONTO — This could be a period of many happy returns for the Toronto Maple Leafs and for one of their former players, James van Riemsdyk of the Philadelphia Flyers.Van Riemsdyk will return to the Scotiabank Arena Saturday night for the first time since signing as a free agent with the Flyers in the offseason.The Flyers (10-10-2) arrived in Toronto after a 4-0 victory Friday afternoon against the New York Rangers, while the Maple Leafs (15-8-0) lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Friday night.Article continues below ...The Maple Leafs have lost two consecutive road games for the first time this season but have won three in a row at home.“It’s going to be an emotional day for me,” said van Riemsdyk, who scored 36 goals last season for Toronto. “It meant a lot for me to play for the Maple Leafs. I enjoyed my time there. It’s something I’ll really look back fondly on. But we’re there to get the two points and excited for the game to come.”The left winger said the Maple Leafs told him a few weeks before free agency opened that they would be going in a different direction.“So, I appreciated that fact,” van Riemsdyk said. “Going into free agency is enough of an emotional and stressful time, let alone if you have to weigh a lot of factors. That allowed me to go into free agency with an open mind.”The Flyers had drafted van Riemsdyk second overall in 2007 and traded him to Toronto for defenseman Luke Schenn in June 2012. As a free agent Custom New Jersey Devils Jerseys , van Riemsdyk opted to return to his first team.“You never really expect to be in the same place twice,” van Riemsdyk said. “But again, it’s a huge thrill for me to get a second chance, to come back here and hopefully we can do some great things on the ice. I’m happy with my choice.”Van Riemsdyk has 202 goals and 195 assists in 615 games between Toronto and Philadelphia. This season he has been limited to six games because of a lower-body injury.About returns, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said Friday before the game: “We think our team’s going to be better, we have significant pieces not here and they will be here.”An obvious missing piece is center Auston Matthews, who could be returning to competition by the middle of next week after being out with a shoulder injury suffered during the Oct. 27 against the Winnipeg Jets.Then there is holdout right winger William Nylander. Babcock said that he was “hopeful” that Nylander was going to be signed before the Dec. 1 deadline.“I’m confident, hopeful,” Babcock said. “I mean, Willie loves hockey. I know Willie well. He is a great teammate and a good person and he loves hockey. He wants to play hockey, you know, so. … I’m betting on that. How’s that?”The Maple Leafs have been starting games slowly and fell behind Friday night 2-0 for the third game in a row. They were able to overcome that deficit Monday to beat the Blue Jackets 4-2 in Toronto. They have not been so fortunate in their past two games even though they tied the game at 2 Friday. They also lost Wednesday 5-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes.“I thought (Friday) that might have been as good a road game as we’ve played in a while www.officialislanders.com ,” Babcock said. “I thought our guys skated good, we moved the puck. We turned the puck over on the first goal and on their fourth goal. You can’t do that, but the bottom line is we played heavy, we played fast, we did lots of good things. We’ve got to take the energy into (Saturday) night. Obviously, Philly played (Friday), which is nice. They’re sitting at home watching our game and waiting for us. We’ll get re-energized and ready for (Saturday).”Sean Couturier scored twice, and Calvin Pickard made 31 saves in his fourth career shutout Friday as Philadelphia ended an 0-3-1 skid. Travis Konecny added a goal and two assists and Claude Giroux had three assists as Philadelphia took a season-high 46 shots on goal.“There weren’t many guys below the bar; there were none, to be honest with you,” Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. “We played a real good 60-minute game. Everybody went out and did their job, from the goaltender on out.” Pickard has been playing because Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth are sidelined with lower-body injuries. Pickard has made 10 appearances and has a 4-1-2 record.