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Colorado Avalanche 3, Washington Capitals 2 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 3, Washington Capitals 2 (overtime). Shots on goal: COL 24, WSH 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 0-1 WSH; P2 COL 0-0 WSH; P3 COL 2-1 WSH; OT COL 1-0 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 11:53 Justin Sourdif (assists: Connor McMichael, Matt Roy) to make it COL 0-1 WSH; P3 01:05 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Martin Necas) to make it COL 1-1 WSH; P3 06:03 Nicolas Roy (assists: Zakhar Bardakov) to make it COL 2-1 WSH; P3 14:17 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Dylan Strome, Cole Hutson) to make it COL 2-2 WSH; OT 01:22 Brock Nelson (assists: Martin Necas, Devon Toews) to make it COL 3-2 WSH. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 0 G, 2 A; Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 20 saves on 22, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 21 saves on 24, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Martin Necas
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 23:36 TOI
Goals · WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:45 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
20 saves on 22 shots (.909) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 1 largest lead P3 6:03 (COL 2, WSH 1) · 2-0 run, P3 1:05–P3 6:03
WSH 1 largest lead P1 11:53 (COL 0, WSH 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 11:53 Justin Sourdif (Connor McMichael, Matt Roy) WSH · snap shot · COL 0, WSH 1
  • P3 1:05 Gabriel Landeskog (Martin Necas) COL · snap shot · COL 1, WSH 1
  • P3 6:03 Nicolas Roy (Zakhar Bardakov) COL · snap shot · COL 2, WSH 1
  • P3 14:17 Alex Ovechkin (Dylan Strome, Cole Hutson) WSH · Power play · slap shot · COL 2, WSH 2
  • OT 1:22 Brock Nelson (Martin Necas, Devon Toews) COL · tip-in shot · COL 3, WSH 2

Linescore

123OT T
COL 0021 3
WSH 1010 2

Shots on goal: COL 24, WSH 22

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLWSH
24Shots on goal22
45Shot attempts52
28Faceoff wins19
15Hits18
5Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals1
7Takeaways2
13Giveaways11
10Penalty minutes4
90.9%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL687324
WSH877022

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche3 G · 38 attempts
Sam Malinski: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netSam Malinski: missed the netJack Drury: saved (snap)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (snap)Gavin Brindley: saved (tip-in)Martin Necas: saved (backhand)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNazem Kadri: saved (snap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (snap)Brett Kulak: saved (slap)Cale Makar: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (snap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (tip-in)Brock Nelson: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: saved (snap)Parker Kelly: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: goal (snap)Nicolas Roy: goal (snap)Cale Makar: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Nazem Kadri: missed the netJosh Manson: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (snap)Josh Manson: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (snap)Brock Nelson: missed the netBrock Nelson: goal (tip-in)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 21Saved55% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net37% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 35 attempts
Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: goal (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (slap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Brandon Duhaime: saved (backhand)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (backhand)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Pierre-Luc Dubois: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: goal (slap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 20Saved57% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net37% 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
Martin Necas C 022+121023:36
Brock Nelson C 101+121020:13
Gabriel Landeskog L 101+123117:21
Nicolas Roy C 101+110008:40
Devon Toews D 011+210019:45
Zakhar Bardakov C 011+110004:28
Cale Makar D 000020125:06
Nathan MacKinnon C 000011022:50
Brett Kulak D 000011120:31
Sam Malinski D 000+111119:24
Valeri Nichushkin R 000-100018:47
Brent Burns D 000030017:29
Josh Manson D 000031116:16
Nazem Kadri C 000022015:48
Jack Drury C 000010014:39
Parker Kelly C 000003013:52
Joel Kiviranta L 000001012:14
Gavin Brindley C 000+110004:57
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 202290.9261:12
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex Ovechkin L 101032018:45
Justin Sourdif C 101+123217:22
Connor McMichael L 011+120020:03
Matt Roy D 011-100118:50
Cole Hutson D 011000017:55
Dylan Strome C 011010114:31
Tom Wilson R 000-123124:46
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 000-221024:10
Jakob Chychrun D 000011121:30
Aliaksei Protas L 000-230120:37
Martin Fehérváry D 000-101120:34
Rasmus Sandin D 000-121120:10
Anthony Beauvillier R 000-101116:53
Ryan Leonard R 000+123015:05
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000000214:57
Brandon Duhaime L 000-111007:09
Hendrix Lapierre C 000-101105:44
Ethen Frank R 000010001:22
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson O 212487.5361:05

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 2 – 0 WSH
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