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Ottawa Senators 2, Colorado Avalanche 8 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Ottawa Senators 2, Colorado Avalanche 8. Shots on goal: OTT 31, COL 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 OTT 0-2 COL; P2 OTT 1-6 COL; P3 OTT 1-0 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 10:11 Josh Manson (assists: Ross Colton, Brock Nelson) to make it OTT 0-1 COL; P1 17:14 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Sam Malinski) to make it OTT 0-2 COL; P2 02:35 Cale Makar (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Josh Manson) to make it OTT 0-3 COL; P2 05:08 Shane Pinto (assists: Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson) to make it OTT 1-3 COL; P2 11:46 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) to make it OTT 1-4 COL; P2 12:03 Brent Burns (assists: Josh Manson, Ross Colton) to make it OTT 1-5 COL; P2 14:23 Brock Nelson (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) to make it OTT 1-6 COL; P2 16:48 Josh Manson (assists: Jack Drury, Zakhar Bardakov) to make it OTT 1-7 COL; P2 18:04 Brock Nelson (assists: Ilya Solovyov, Ross Colton) to make it OTT 1-8 COL; P3 07:03 Brady Tkachuk (assists: Tyler Kleven) to make it OTT 2-8 COL. Top skaters: Josh Manson (COL) 2 G, 2 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 3 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Cale Makar (COL) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Mads Sogaard (OTT) 11 saves on 16; Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) 15 saves on 18, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Josh Manson
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 5 SOG · 19:25 TOI
Goals · COL
Brock Nelson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:09 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W
Season highs
Josh Manson · Season-high 4 pointsRoss Colton · Season-high 3 pointsJosh Manson · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

OTT 0 largest lead Never led
COL 7 largest lead P2 18:04 (OTT 1, COL 8) · 5-0 run, P2 11:46–P2 18:04
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:11 Josh Manson (Ross Colton, Brock Nelson) COL · wrist shot · OTT 0, COL 1
  • P1 17:14 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Sam Malinski) COL · wrist shot · OTT 0, COL 2
  • P2 2:35 Cale Makar (Nathan MacKinnon, Josh Manson) COL · wrist shot · OTT 0, COL 3
  • P2 5:08 Shane Pinto (Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson) OTT · wrist shot · OTT 1, COL 3
  • P2 11:46 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · slap shot · OTT 1, COL 4
  • P2 12:03 Brent Burns (Josh Manson, Ross Colton) COL · wrist shot · OTT 1, COL 5
  • P2 14:23 Brock Nelson (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · slap shot · OTT 1, COL 6
  • P2 16:48 Josh Manson (Jack Drury, Zakhar Bardakov) COL · slap shot · OTT 1, COL 7
  • P2 18:04 Brock Nelson (Ilya Solovyov, Ross Colton) COL · slap shot · OTT 1, COL 8
  • P3 7:03 Brady Tkachuk (Tyler Kleven) OTT · Shorthanded · snap shot · OTT 2, COL 8

Linescore

123 T
OTT 011 2
COL 260 8

Shots on goal: OTT 31, COL 34

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 6 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

OTTCOL
31Shots on goal34
58Shot attempts71
28Faceoff wins33
38Hits13
14Blocked shots21
0Power-play goals2
5Takeaways4
7Giveaways9
42Penalty minutes16
76.5%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11101031
COL1117634

🎯 Shot Map

Ottawa Senators2 G · 42 attempts
Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: missed the netDylan Cozens: saved (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Dylan Cozens: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (backhand)Jake Sanderson: saved (slap)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (backhand)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: goal (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: saved (backhand)Dylan Cozens: saved (snap)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: saved (slap)David Perron: saved (wrist)Nikolas Matinpalo: missed the netDavid Perron: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Thomas Chabot: saved (slap)Shane Pinto: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (wrist)Jordan Spence: missed the netLars Eller: saved (backhand)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: goal (snap)Dylan Cozens: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netDylan Cozens: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: saved (snap)Shane Pinto: saved (snap)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 29Saved69% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net26% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche8 G · 47 attempts
Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Ivan Ivan: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (slap)Brent Burns: saved (backhand)Jack Drury: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netJosh Manson: goal (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: goal (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Parker Kelly: saved (snap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (tip-in)Zakhar Bardakov: missed the netParker Kelly: saved (tip-in)Martin Necas: goal (slap)Brent Burns: goal (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (slap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Josh Manson: goal (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (slap)Brent Burns: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Gavin Brindley: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the net
  • 8Goals17% of attempts
  • 26Saved55% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net28% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shane Pinto C 101-130018:10
Brady Tkachuk L 101-175015:04
Jake Sanderson D 011-223220:29
Tyler Kleven D 011+115319:01
Claude Giroux R 011-111017:26
Thomas Chabot D 000-322119:47
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000+102119:40
Artem Zub D 000-300218:30
Jordan Spence D 000-241117:20
Tim Stützle C 000-201017:07
Ridly Greig C 000022016:30
Drake Batherson R 000-130015:15
Dylan Cozens C 000-134014:02
Michael Amadio R 000-101113:54
David Perron L 000-113113:41
Fabian Zetterlund L 000-115012:46
Lars Eller C 000-111111:10
Nick Cousins C 000-202110:44
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mads Sogaard — 111668.8517:25
Leevi Meriläinen L 151883.3342:35
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Manson D 224+553419:25
Nathan MacKinnon C 134050117:14
Brock Nelson C 213+120016:09
Cale Makar D 123011119:50
Ross Colton C 033+342015:14
Martin Necas C 112+221018:33
Brent Burns D 101+251320:23
Ilya Solovyov D 011+203117:50
Sam Malinski D 011010016:19
Jack Drury C 011+120216:16
Zakhar Bardakov C 011+101211:43
Samuel Girard D 000+100318:09
Artturi Lehkonen L 000-140017:14
Parker Kelly C 000021217:06
Valeri Nichushkin R 000+210115:03
Victor Olofsson L 000000014:02
Gavin Brindley C 000000113:53
Ivan Ivan C 000+100009:37
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 293193.5260:00

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