Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils — Recap

📰Game Recap

The New Jersey Devils defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in a game where New Jersey maintained an advantage in shots on goal, finishing with 41 to Colorado's 33. The Devils opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first period with Luke Evangelista finding the net, assisted by Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler. Colorado responded late in the period when Gabriel Landeskog scored at 14:32, assisted by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri, tying the game 1-1.

New Jersey regained the lead in the second period, with Declan Chisholm scoring at 12:33, assisted by Luke Evangelista, making the score 2-1. Scott Wedgewood for Colorado made 37 saves on 40 shots faced, while Jake Allen for New Jersey stopped 30 of 33 attempts.

The Devils extended their lead in the third period when Arseny Gritsyuk scored at 4:39, assisted by Dougie Hamilton. Jesper Boqvist further widened the gap at 16:05, assisted by Connor Brown, establishing a 4-1 lead for New Jersey. Colorado's Artturi Lehkonen then scored twice in the final minutes. His first goal came at 16:47, assisted by Gavin Brindley and Fedor Svechkov, followed by another at 19:55, assisted by Cale Makar and Brock Nelson, but the Avalanche's late surge fell short. SportsFBI's model leaned towards a New Jersey victory at 54% probability, which proved correct. New Jersey now holds a 4-4-0 record, while Colorado stands at 5-3-1.