Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche

Friday, March 22, 2024, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1 on Friday, March 22, 2024 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	27-43-12
at Colorado Avalanche	6	50-25-7

News about this game

NHL Clash: Avalanche Welcome Blue Jackets for a Crucial Matchup

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Tonight at 9 PM EDT, the Avalanche (26-6-0 at home) host the Blue Jackets (10-16-7 away). Rantanen shone last game; Marchenko leads Columbus scoring.
Avalanche Overwhelm Blue Jackets 6-1, Rantanen Pushes Point Streak to 100

Fri, Mar 22, 2024

In Denver, Rantanen (2G, 1A) & MacKinnon (1G, 1A) powered the Avalanche to a 6-1 win over the Blue Jackets. MacKinnon's home streak hits 33, Rantanen nears 100 pts.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	5	7	12	24
Colorado Avalanche	14	22	14	50

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Damon Severson (7)	Johnny Gaudreau (41), Boone Jenner (12)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 0
1st	11:00	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (18)	Artturi Lehkonen (13), Jonathan Drouin (30)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 1
2nd	05:43	Colorado Avalanche	Ross Colton (15)	Miles Wood (14), Zach Parise (4)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 2
2nd	07:07	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (38)	Josh Manson (14), Samuel Girard (15)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 3
3rd	06:01	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (43)	Cale Makar (59)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 4
3rd	07:14	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (39)	Nathan MacKinnon (76), Jonathan Drouin (31)	Power play	CBJ 1, COL 5
3rd	13:38	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (26)	Casey Mittelstadt (36), Mikko Rantanen (57)	Even strength	CBJ 1, COL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Columbus Blue Jackets	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	24	50
Power play	0 of 0	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	5
Hits	20	26
Blocked shots	24	11
Giveaways	2	9
Takeaways	16	15
Faceoffs won	21/48 (43.8%)	27/48 (56.3%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	2	38.5%	16:43
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	10:37
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1		15:33
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	80%	12:27
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	4	0		13:58
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1	52.6%	20:18
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		18:54
Number 64 T. Fix-Wolansky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		11:51
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		10:52
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		12:05
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		14:54
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1		16:20
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	2		22:45
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	2		20:00
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1		21:49
Number 23 J. Christiansen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3		13:51
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	4		20:11
Number 78 D. Severson	D	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	2		22:00

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins	50	44	6	.880	60:00	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		13:10
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:26
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		09:38
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		19:42
Number 20 R. Colton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	1	0	80%	14:26
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	19:15
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		11:55
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	2	0	50%	19:47
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	10%	16:18
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		18:15
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	83.3%	12:08
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	2	1	3	+3	0	3	0	0	1	66.7%	19:58
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		15:44
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	0	0		20:39
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	1	2	+3	0	5	1	2	0		21:39
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:11
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	+1	5	4	1	1	0		17:46
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	4	1	0		21:03

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Erik Gudbranson	Tripping	2
1st	16:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alex Nylander	Tripping	2
3rd	06:22	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jake Bean	High sticking	2
3rd	18:26	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mathieu Olivier	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:26	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Furman South
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Ryan Gibbons
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sean Kuraly, Justin Danforth, Adam Boqvist, Egor Chinakhov, David Jiricek, Adam Fantilli
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Caleb Jones, Logan O'Connor, Joel Kiviranta

2023-2024 season series

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 22, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Apr 1, 2024

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