COL
Colorado Avalanche
4-0-1 · W2 · L10: 4-0-1
W
SO
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
Final
4—1
2025-10-16 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
1-3-0 · L2 · L10: 1-3-0
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
COL dominated expected goals 4.6 to 2.2 · COL controlled 61.9% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECOL xG
4.59
ACTUAL
4 — 1
CBJ xG
2.17
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
2P 01:36Even Strength
9
Ivan Provorov(1)
D · CBJ · #9
Kirill Marchenko (1)COL 0 - 1 CBJ
0.04
LOW xG
2P 10:34Even Strength
8
Cale Makar(2)
D · COL · #8
Martin Necas (6), Artturi Lehkonen (2)COL 1 - 1 CBJ
0.04
MED xG
2P 11:46Even Strength
11
Brock Nelson(1)
C · COL · #11
Brent Burns (3), Josh Manson (1)COL 2 - 1 CBJ
0.09
MED xG
2P 19:56Even Strength
13
Valeri Nichushkin(1)
R · COL · #13
Sam Malinski (2), Victor Olofsson (3)COL 3 - 1 CBJ
0.96
HIGH xG
3P 18:07Power PlayEN13
Valeri Nichushkin(2)
R · COL · #13
Gabriel Landeskog (1), Cale Makar (5)COL 4 - 1 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
90
Elvis Merzlikins
G · CBJ · #90
32/35 saves, .914 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
41
Scott Wedgewood
G · COL · #41
22/23 saves, .956 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★3
13
Valeri Nichushkin
R · COL · #13
2G, 4 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
COLCBJ
36Shots23
4.59xGF2.17
61.9CF%38.1
54.7FO%45.3
0/1PP0/2
13Hits12
14Blocks20
20Giveaways22
6Takeaways2
4PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | COL SOG | CBJ SOG | COL xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | 7 | 1.48 | 0.72 |
| 2nd | 11 | 6 | 1.42 | 0.34 |
| 3rd | 9 | 9 | 1.69 | 1.11 |
| Total | 32 | 22 | 4.59 | 2.17 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL1P 17:32
Brent Burnshooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mathieu Olivier3P 03:20
Martin Necashooking (2 min)
Drawn by Egor Chinakhov3P 07:47
Dmitri Voronkovholding (2 min)
Drawn by Cale Makar