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Colorado Avalanche 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3 — Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3. Shots on goal: COL 34, CAR 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 0-1 CAR; P2 COL 1-2 CAR; P3 COL 4-0 CAR.
Scoring plays: P1 18:09 Sebastian Aho (assists: Eric Robinson) to make it COL 0-1 CAR; P2 01:47 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) to make it COL 1-1 CAR; P2 04:47 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven) to make it COL 1-2 CAR; P2 07:50 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Sebastian Aho, K'Andre Miller) to make it COL 1-3 CAR; P3 01:09 Brock Nelson (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) to make it COL 2-3 CAR; P3 01:42 Jack Drury (assists: Ross Colton) to make it COL 3-3 CAR; P3 07:30 Brock Nelson (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) to make it COL 4-3 CAR; P3 19:42 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Artturi Lehkonen) to make it COL 5-3 CAR. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 3 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Sebastian Aho (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Cale Makar (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 25 saves on 28, decision W; Frederik Andersen (CAR) 30 saves on 34, decision L.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 18:09 Sebastian Aho (Eric Robinson) CAR · Shorthanded · backhand shot · COL 0, CAR 1
- P2 1:47 Gabriel Landeskog (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) COL · wrap-around shot · COL 1, CAR 1
- P2 4:47 Nikolaj Ehlers (Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven) CAR · Power play · snap shot · COL 1, CAR 2
- P2 7:50 Andrei Svechnikov (Sebastian Aho, K'Andre Miller) CAR · backhand shot · COL 1, CAR 3
- P3 1:09 Brock Nelson (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · tip-in shot · COL 2, CAR 3
- P3 1:42 Jack Drury (Ross Colton) COL · snap shot · COL 3, CAR 3
- P3 7:30 Brock Nelson (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · snap shot · COL 4, CAR 3
- P3 19:42 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Artturi Lehkonen) COL · Empty net · COL 5, CAR 3
Biggest Period
The Colorado Avalanche scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| CAR | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals10% of attempts
- 30Saved60% of attempts
- 15Missed the net30% of attempts
- 3Goals7% of attempts
- 25Saved56% of attempts
- 17Missed the net38% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20:04 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22:28 |
| Cale Makar | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:35 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:52 |
| Jack Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:20 |
| Martin Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22:44 |
| Ross Colton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:01 |
| Josh Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:25 |
| Brent Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:21 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:25 |
| Devon Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 |
| Sam Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16:32 |
| Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:26 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10:27 |
| Zakhar Bardakov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:54 |
| Taylor Makar | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05:18 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | W | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 3 | 60:00 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22:11 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17:28 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:46 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:51 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:49 |
| Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:03 |
| Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23:24 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22:44 |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 |
| Jordan Martinook | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17:17 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:00 |
| Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:30 |
| Joel Nystrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:56 |
| Mark Jankowski | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:33 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:15 |
| William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08:21 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | L | 30 | 34 | 88.2 | 4 | 57:58 |
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