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COL
5 – 0
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DET

Colorado Avalanche 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Detroit Red Wings 0. Shots on goal: COL 21, DET 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 2-0 DET; P2 COL 2-0 DET; P3 COL 1-0 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 06:44 Brent Burns (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 1-0 DET; P1 10:03 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Artturi Lehkonen) to make it COL 2-0 DET; P2 01:24 Ross Colton (assists: Brock Nelson, Josh Manson) to make it COL 3-0 DET; P2 13:33 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Artturi Lehkonen) to make it COL 4-0 DET; P3 07:35 Parker Kelly (assists: Joel Kiviranta, Jack Drury) to make it COL 5-0 DET. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Artturi Lehkonen (COL) 0 G, 2 A; Brent Burns (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Ross Colton (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Cam Talbot (DET) 3 saves on 4; John Gibson (DET) 13 saves on 17, decision L; Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 28 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:36 TOI
Goals · COL
Ross Colton
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:56 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
28 saves on 28 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 5 largest lead P3 7:35 (COL 5, DET 0) · 5-0 run, P1 6:44–P3 7:35
DET 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:44 Brent Burns (Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin) COL · snap shot · COL 1, DET 0
  • P1 10:03 Nathan MacKinnon (Artturi Lehkonen) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, DET 0
  • P2 1:24 Ross Colton (Brock Nelson, Josh Manson) COL · snap shot · COL 3, DET 0
  • P2 13:33 Nathan MacKinnon (Artturi Lehkonen) COL · slap shot · COL 4, DET 0
  • P3 7:35 Parker Kelly (Joel Kiviranta, Jack Drury) COL · backhand shot · COL 5, DET 0

Linescore

123 T
COL 221 5
DET 000 0

Shots on goal: COL 21, DET 28

📋 Team Stats

COLDET
21Shots on goal28
60Shot attempts58
27Faceoff wins32
12Hits16
13Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways4
19Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes6
100.0%Save %76.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL89421
DET119828

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche5 G · 46 attempts
Joel Kiviranta: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netGavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: goal (snap)Joel Kiviranta: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (slap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netSam Malinski: missed the netRoss Colton: goal (snap)Brock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Cale Makar: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Ross Colton: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (slap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Sam Malinski: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (snap)Gavin Brindley: missed the netParker Kelly: missed the netParker Kelly: goal (backhand)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the net
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 16Saved35% of attempts
  • 25Missed the net54% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings0 G · 43 attempts
Alex DeBrincat: missed the netPatrick Kane: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: saved (tip-in)Ben Chiarot: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (backhand)Ben Chiarot: saved (snap)Albert Johansson: saved (slap)Lucas Raymond: missed the netLucas Raymond: saved (slap)Erik Gustafsson: saved (snap)James van Riemsdyk: saved (tip-in)Dylan Larkin: saved (snap)Jacob Bernard-Docker: saved (slap)Dylan Larkin: missed the netMason Appleton: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: saved (snap)Mason Appleton: saved (tip-in)Marco Kasper: saved (snap)Albert Johansson: missed the netDylan Larkin: missed the netBen Chiarot: missed the netElmer Soderblom: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: missed the netJacob Bernard-Docker: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: saved (wrist)Emmitt Finnie: missed the netJ.T. Compher: saved (tip-in)Patrick Kane: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Michael Rasmussen: saved (tip-in)Michael Rasmussen: saved (backhand)J.T. Compher: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Michael Rasmussen: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (wrist)Marco Kasper: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (backhand)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the net
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 28Saved65% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nathan MacKinnon C 213+340221:36
Artturi Lehkonen L 022+310018:41
Brent Burns D 101+210020:52
Ross Colton C 101+131014:56
Parker Kelly C 101+111014:20
Valeri Nichushkin R 011+310022:57
Josh Manson D 011+112219:48
Brock Nelson C 011+110119:38
Jack Drury C 011+100015:38
Joel Kiviranta L 011+122113:35
Cale Makar D 000+311026:30
Sam Malinski D 000+420420:44
Samuel Girard D 000000218:56
Victor Olofsson L 000+120112:32
Keaton Middleton D 000002008:55
Zakhar Bardakov C 000001008:14
Gavin Brindley C 000010008:07
Taylor Makar L 000002008:01
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 2828100.0060:00
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Moritz Seider D 000-202124:26
Albert Johansson D 000-211321:44
Erik Gustafsson D 000-111020:06
Dylan Larkin C 000-240019:11
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000-220117:44
Andrew Copp C 000-100117:25
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000-100117:25
Patrick Kane R 000-120017:00
Ben Chiarot D 000-221216:56
Alex DeBrincat R 000-131016:34
Lucas Raymond L 000-230015:44
Marco Kasper C 000-220014:33
J.T. Compher L 000-211013:54
Mason Appleton C 000-211113:46
Emmitt Finnie C 000-201113:03
Michael Rasmussen C 000030112:26
James van Riemsdyk L 000020011:07
Elmer Soderblom L 000017210:56
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Cam Talbot — 3475.0120:00
John Gibson L 131776.5440:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 0 DET
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Colorado Avalanche 36-8-9 W1 L10 4-4-2 Next game recap: vs DET · Mon, Feb 2
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