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Colorado Avalanche 1, Florida Panthers 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 1, Florida Panthers 2. Shots on goal: COL 28, FLA 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-1 FLA; P2 COL 0-1 FLA; P3 COL 0-0 FLA.

Scoring plays: P1 06:27 Sam Bennett to make it COL 0-1 FLA; P1 11:51 Artturi Lehkonen (assists: Josh Manson, Brock Nelson) to make it COL 1-1 FLA; P2 18:12 Aaron Ekblad to make it COL 1-2 FLA. Top skaters: Artturi Lehkonen (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 1 G, 0 A; Sam Bennett (FLA) 1 G, 0 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 23 saves on 25, decision L; Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 27 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Sam Bennett
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:25 TOI
Goals · FLA
Aaron Ekblad
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 26:57 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
Daniil Tarasov
27 saves on 28 shots (.964) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 0 largest lead Never led
FLA 1 largest lead P1 6:27 (COL 0, FLA 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:27 Sam Bennett FLA · backhand shot · COL 0, FLA 1
  • P1 11:51 Artturi Lehkonen (Josh Manson, Brock Nelson) COL · tip-in shot · COL 1, FLA 1
  • P2 18:12 Aaron Ekblad FLA · slap shot · COL 1, FLA 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 100 1
FLA 110 2

Shots on goal: COL 28, FLA 25

📋 Team Stats

COLFLA
28Shots on goal25
59Shot attempts50
34Faceoff wins28
15Hits25
8Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways7
19Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes8
92.0%Save %96.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1112528
FLA145625

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche1 G · 51 attempts
Brent Burns: saved (slap)Victor Olofsson: missed the netJack Drury: saved (backhand)Parker Kelly: saved (tip-in)Brock Nelson: saved (backhand)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netGavin Brindley: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: goal (tip-in)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (tip-in)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Victor Olofsson: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (poke)Cale Makar: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: missed the netGavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Brock Nelson: saved (tip-in)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netZakhar Bardakov: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netVictor Olofsson: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netSam Malinski: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 27Saved53% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net45% of attempts
Florida Panthers2 G · 40 attempts
Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)A.J. Greer: saved (wrist)Brad Marchand: saved (wrist)Brad Marchand: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: goal (backhand)Uvis Balinskis: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (slap)Evan Rodrigues: saved (backhand)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (tip-in)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (slap)Anton Lundell: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (wrist)Jeff Petry: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netNiko Mikkola: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (tip-in)Brad Marchand: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netUvis Balinskis: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netAaron Ekblad: goal (slap)Anton Lundell: saved (wrist)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netBrad Marchand: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: missed the netJeff Petry: saved (slap)Niko Mikkola: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 23Saved57% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net38% 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
Artturi Lehkonen L 101-120018:34
Brock Nelson C 011041125:15
Josh Manson D 011021116:22
Cale Makar D 000-121129:07
Valeri Nichushkin R 000033023:28
Nathan MacKinnon C 000-151023:12
Martin Necas C 000-100022:26
Brent Burns D 000020020:57
Samuel Girard D 000000020:05
Sam Malinski D 000-100214:23
Jack Drury C 000020113:34
Parker Kelly C 000012112:49
Victor Olofsson L 000010012:34
Ross Colton C 000001012:13
Ilya Solovyov D 000010109:40
Gavin Brindley C 000021009:31
Zakhar Bardakov C 000003006:40
Gabriel Landeskog L 000011005:58
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood L 232592.0257:12
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Aaron Ekblad D 101+123026:57
Sam Bennett C 101+133219:25
Gustav Forsling D 000+103024:51
Sam Reinhart C 000+111023:29
Niko Mikkola D 000023121:11
Anton Lundell C 000+120019:41
Evan Rodrigues C 000022019:32
Brad Marchand L 000040019:09
Eetu Luostarinen C 000+111118:58
Uvis Balinskis D 000000117:05
Carter Verhaeghe C 000001113:43
Jeff Petry D 000011013:42
Mackie Samoskevich R 000060013:24
A.J. Greer L 000012112:25
Donovan Sebrango D 000003111:23
Luke Kunin C 000-101106:18
Jesper Boqvist C 000001006:14
Jack Studnicka C 000000004:33
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov W 272896.4160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 1 FLA
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