Avalanche 3, Devils 4 — October 20, 2026: recap and analysis

COLCOL
Colorado Avalanche
5-3-1 · L1 · L10: 5-3-1
L
W
SO
W
L
W
L
W
W
Final
3—4
Oct 20, 2026 · Prudential Center
NJDNJD
New Jersey Devils
4-4-0 · L1 · L10: 4-4-0
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W

Final score: Colorado Avalanche 3, New Jersey Devils 4. Devils dominated expected goals 3.26 to 2.40. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Scott Wedgewood (37/40 saves, .925 SV%, +0.9 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Devils, 65% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
COL xG
2.40
ACTUAL
3 — 4
NJD xG
3.26
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.12
HIGH xG
NJD1P 06:40Even Strength
COL 0 - 1 NJD
0.07
MED xG
COL1P 14:32Even Strength
COL 1 - 1 NJD
0.03
LOW xG
NJD2P 12:33Even Strength
COL 1 - 2 NJD
0.15
HIGH xG
NJD3P 04:39Even Strength
COL 1 - 3 NJD
NJD3P 16:05Even StrengthEN
Jesper Boqvist
70
COL 1 - 4 NJD
0.06
MED xG
COL3P 16:47Even Strength
COL 2 - 4 NJD
0.25
HIGH xG
COL3P 19:55Even Strength
COL 3 - 4 NJD

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Scott Wedgewood
41
Scott Wedgewood
G · COL · #41
37/40 saves, .925 SV%, +0.9 GSAX
★2
Jake Allen
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
31/34 saves, .912 SV%, −0.3 GSAX
★3
Artturi Lehkonen
62
Artturi Lehkonen
L · COL · #62
2G, 2 SOG

Team Stats

COLNJD
34Shots41
2.40xGF3.26
50.45v5 CF%49.6
35.1FO%64.9
0/1PP0/1
15Hits18
14Blocks24
21Giveaways21
3Takeaways6
2PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodCOL SOGNJD SOGCOL xGNJD xG
1st4150.511.49
2nd9170.291.12
3rd2191.600.64
Total34412.403.26

Penalties

2 TOTAL
1P 18:22
COL
Artturi LehkonenDelay of game (2 min)
3P 08:43
NJD
Evan RodriguesHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Gabriel Landeskog

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