Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and Martin Necas had an empty-netter for NHL-leading Colorado. The Avalanche have won six straight and improved to 13-1-5. They have earned at least one point in nine straight games.
Scott Wedgwood made 28 saves for the Avalanche, and Nathan MacKinnon, the NHL's scoring leader, was held scoreless for the first time in 12 games.
Emil Heineman scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 25 shots for New York. The Islanders won the first four games of the seven-game road trip.
Colorado paid tribute to Islanders coach Patrick Roy during the first media timeout. Roy, who began his Hall of Fame career in Montreal, was traded to the Avalanche in December 1995, their first season in Colorado.
Six months later, he led the Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup title and helped the team to its second title in the 2000–01 season before retiring after the 2002–03 season.
He returned as head coach in 2013, leading the Avalanche to a 112-point finish in his first season, but abruptly resigned in the summer of 2016. The Islanders hired him in January 2024.
Heineman gave New York the lead at 2:05 when Tony DeAngelo's shot from the right circle deflected off his left skate and off Scott Wedgwood. Colorado argued that Heineman used a kick, but the goal stood.
Colton tied the game with his third goal of the season at 4:32 of the second, and Olofsson deflected Sam Malinsky Sorokin's shot at 5:51 to give the Avalanche the lead. Nelson and Necas scored in the final minute.
Islanders: At Dallas on Tuesday night.
Avalanche: Host the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
