Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, December 21, 2023, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 6–4 on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Ottawa Senators	4	37-41-4
at Colorado Avalanche	6	50-25-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	2	2	0	4
Colorado Avalanche	2	1	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	9	21	15	45
Colorado Avalanche	20	12	7	39

Three stars

N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (4 goals, 1 assist)
M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:43	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (15)	Jonathan Drouin (10), Cale Makar (30)	Power play	OTT 0, COL 1
1st	15:13	Ottawa Senators	Josh Norris (11)	Drake Batherson (14), Tim Stützle (25)	Power play	OTT 1, COL 1
1st	15:28	Ottawa Senators	Ridly Greig (4)	Dominik Kubalik (2), Jakob Chychrun (17)	Even strength	OTT 2, COL 1
1st	18:28	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (16)	Valeri Nichushkin (15)	Even strength	OTT 2, COL 2
2nd	01:32	Ottawa Senators	Jacob Bernard-Docker (2)	Jiri Smejkal (1), Mark Kastelic (1)	Even strength	OTT 3, COL 2
2nd	14:47	Ottawa Senators	Drake Batherson (11)	Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Artem Zub (8)	Even strength	OTT 4, COL 2
2nd	19:43	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (16)	Unassisted	Power play	OTT 4, COL 3
3rd	06:16	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (17)	Devon Toews (13), Valeri Nichushkin (16)	Power play	OTT 4, COL 4
3rd	07:10	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (17)	Nathan MacKinnon (35), Cale Makar (31)	Power play	OTT 4, COL 5
3rd	19:37	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (18)	Valeri Nichushkin (17)	Even strength, Empty net	OTT 4, COL 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Ottawa Senators	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	45	39
Power play	1 of 6	4 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	12
Hits	17	25
Blocked shots	7	19
Giveaways	1	9
Takeaways	8	6
Faceoffs won	28/64 (43.8%)	36/64 (56.3%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators 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 7 B. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	9	1	0	0	57.1%	20:08
Number 9 J. Norris	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	1	2	1	33.3%	20:42
Number 12 M. Kastelic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	05:04
Number 13 J. Smejkal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		11:03
Number 18 T. Stützle	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0	25%	22:23
Number 19 D. Batherson	R	1	1	2	0	2	5	1	0	0	100%	20:37
Number 27 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0	0		11:33
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	42.9%	20:48
Number 59 A. Crookshank	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		08:35
Number 71 R. Greig	C	1	0	1	+2	2	2	3	0	0	40%	14:41
Number 81 D. Kubalik	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:42
Number 91 V. Tarasenko	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		15:21
Number 2 A. Zub	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:54
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		21:17
Number 23 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:21
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		13:18
Number 26 E. Brannstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:06
Number 85 J. Sanderson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	0		24:39

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	38	33	5	.868	59:23	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 12 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0	52.9%	10:15
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	29:05
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	80%	10:24
Number 22 F. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	09:04
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		18:37
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	100%	15:11
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	100%	15:49
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	4	1	5	+1	0	9	0	0	2	50%	22:51
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:52
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0		10:28
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	2	0	2	+1	0	6	1	1	2	50%	22:57
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	0		14:01
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:04
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	3	6	0		25:15
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	2	2	-1	0	5	1	4	0		28:26
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0		17:32
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:08
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0		11:00

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	45	41	4	.911	59:22	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:04	Ottawa Senators	Angus Crookshank	Hooking	2
1st	14:34	Colorado Avalanche	Sam Malinski	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:41	Colorado Avalanche	Joel Kiviranta	Tripping	2
2nd	12:30	Ottawa Senators	Ridly Greig	Interference	2
2nd	15:14	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Johnson	Cross checking	2
2nd	18:18	Ottawa Senators	Parker Kelly	Slashing	2
3rd	04:49	Ottawa Senators	Drake Batherson	Holding	2
3rd	06:16	Ottawa Senators	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
3rd	08:32	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Slashing	2
3rd	12:28	Colorado Avalanche	Sam Malinski	Tripping	2
3rd	15:55	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Tripping	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Kiel Murchison
Ottawa Senators scratches: Mathieu Joseph, Zack MacEwen
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Andrew Cogliano, Caleb Jones

2023-2024 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 16, 2024

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 21, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 9	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
St. Louis Blues 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Nashville Predators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Edmonton Oilers 6 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 21, 2023

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