Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers

Sunday, January 4, 2026, 5:00 PM ET Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	55-16-11
at Florida Panthers	2	40-38-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	0	1
Florida Panthers	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	12	5	28
Florida Panthers	14	5	6	25

Three stars

D. Tarasov, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
S. Bennett, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
A. Ekblad, Florida Panthers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:27	Florida Panthers	Sam Bennett (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, FLA 1
1st	11:51	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (15)	Josh Manson (13), Brock Nelson (15)	Even strength	COL 1, FLA 1
2nd	18:12	Florida Panthers	Aaron Ekblad (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 1, FLA 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	28	25
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	15	25
Blocked shots	8	9
Giveaways	19	16
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	34/62 (54.8%)	28/62 (45.2%)

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 11 B. Nelson	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	51.7%	25:15
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		23:28
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	25%	12:49
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	75%	13:34
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:13
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	50%	23:12
Number 54 G. Brindley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	09:31
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		18:34
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:26
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	05:58
Number 93 Z. Bardakov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		06:40
Number 95 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:34
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		29:07
Number 28 I. Solovyov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:40
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1		16:22
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:05
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		14:23
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:57

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	25	23	2	.920	57:12	Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Bennett	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	2	35%	19:25
Number 10 A. Greer	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:25
Number 11 M. Samoskevich	R	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		13:24
Number 13 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		23:29
Number 15 A. Lundell	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	61.9%	19:41
Number 17 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	23.1%	19:32
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:43
Number 27 E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		18:58
Number 53 J. Studnicka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:33
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		19:09
Number 70 J. Boqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	06:14
Number 71 L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	60%	06:18
Number 2 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:42
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		26:57
Number 6 D. Sebrango	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		11:23
Number 26 U. Balinskis	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		17:05
Number 42 G. Forsling	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		24:51
Number 77 N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		21:11

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Tarasov	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:04	Florida Panthers	Uvis Balinskis	Interference	2
1st	15:44	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Roughing	2
1st	18:49	Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Interference	2
2nd	03:22	Florida Panthers	Mackie Samoskevich	Holding	2
2nd	08:48	Florida Panthers	Jeff Petry	High sticking	2
2nd	13:52	Florida Panthers	Evan Rodrigues	Cross checking	2
3rd	06:46	Colorado Avalanche	Samuel Girard	Slashing	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Jonny Murray
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Devon Toews, Joel Kiviranta, Taylor Makar
Florida Panthers scratches: Seth Jones, Noah Gregor, Tobias Bjornfot

2025-2026 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 11, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, Sun, Jan 4, 2026

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 4, 2026
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Jan 4, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 4, 2026

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