Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets

Monday, April 1, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–1 on Monday, April 1, 2024 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	50-25-7
at Columbus Blue Jackets	4	27-43-12

News about this game

NHL Summary: Nylander Scores Twice to Propel Blue Jackets Past Avalanche with a 4-1 Win

Mon, Apr 1, 2024

Blue Jackets beat Avalanche 4-1, ending their win streak. Nylander scored twice, Marchenko added a goal and assist. Tarasov had 46 saves; Annunen 21. Columbus is now 14-43-3; Colorado stays top in the West with 100 points.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	1	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	17	18	46
Columbus Blue Jackets	7	14	4	25

Three stars

D. Tarasov, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
A. Nylander, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
E. Gudbranson, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:35	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kirill Marchenko (20)	Erik Gudbranson (16), Johnny Gaudreau (45)	Even strength	COL 0, CBJ 1
2nd	14:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alex Nylander (9)	Dmitri Voronkov (15), Ivan Provorov (26)	Even strength	COL 0, CBJ 2
2nd	18:03	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alex Nylander (10)	Jake Bean (9), Erik Gudbranson (17)	Even strength	COL 0, CBJ 3
3rd	04:39	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner (1)	Sean Walker (18), Artturi Lehkonen (14)	Even strength	COL 1, CBJ 3
3rd	18:27	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cole Sillinger (13)	Alexandre Texier (16), Kirill Marchenko (17)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 1, CBJ 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal	46	25
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	7	24
Blocked shots	19	13
Giveaways	4	3
Takeaways	1	6
Faceoffs won	34/61 (55.7%)	27/61 (44.3%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		12:21
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:09
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		11:09
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	1	80%	06:37
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	62.5%	13:31
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		26:06
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		12:11
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	9	0	0	52.9%	26:22
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	53.8%	18:13
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	2		17:14
Number 93 J. Foudy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:30
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0	69.2%	28:04
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:54
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3		23:12
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	4		25:40
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2		16:35
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3		16:27
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1		17:16

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Annunen	24	21	3	.875	58:29	Loss

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	1	0	1	+2	2	3	2	0	40%	22:46
Number 10 D. Voronkov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	2	18.2%	14:05
Number 13 J. Gaudreau	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		16:45
Number 16 B. Gaunce	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	42.9%	14:00
Number 17 J. Danforth	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	09:31
Number 24 M. Olivier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		11:28
Number 42 A. Texier	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	2		22:58
Number 67 J. Malatesta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:44
Number 72 C. Meyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:55
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:47
Number 86 K. Marchenko	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	100%	18:11
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	1	0	75%	15:05
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	6	0	1		24:56
Number 9 I. Provorov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2		22:44
Number 22 J. Bean	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	2		15:42
Number 23 J. Christiansen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:48
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0		22:04
Number 78 D. Severson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		24:38

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Tarasov	46	45	1	.978	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:28	Colorado Avalanche	Samuel Girard	Holding	2
1st	17:45	Columbus Blue Jackets	Zach Werenski	Tripping	2
2nd	03:28	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner	Tripping	2
2nd	15:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cole Sillinger	Holding	2
3rd	01:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	06:30	Columbus Blue Jackets	Johnny Gaudreau	High sticking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Pascal Vincent
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: CJ Murray, Tyson Baker
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Caleb Jones, Yakov Trenin, Joel Kiviranta
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Sean Kuraly, Boone Jenner, Elvis Merzlikins, Adam Boqvist, Egor Chinakhov, Adam Fantilli

2023-2024 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets 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

Other NHL games on Apr 1

Other NHL games on Monday, April 1, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
New York Islanders 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Edmonton Oilers 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Seattle Kraken 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Apr 1, 2024

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