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Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 8–2 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Ottawa Senators 2 44-27-11
at Colorado Avalanche 8 55-16-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 0 1 1 2
Colorado Avalanche 2 6 0 8

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 11 10 10 31
Colorado Avalanche 11 17 6 34

Three stars

  1. J. Manson, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:11 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson (3) Ross Colton (12), Brock Nelson (16) Even strength OTT 0, COL 1
1st 17:14 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (36) Martin Necas (35), Sam Malinski (20) Even strength OTT 0, COL 2
2nd 02:35 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (13) Nathan MacKinnon (40), Josh Manson (14) Even strength OTT 0, COL 3
2nd 05:08 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto (13) Claude Giroux (21), Jake Sanderson (24) Even strength OTT 1, COL 3
2nd 11:46 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (20) Nathan MacKinnon (41), Cale Makar (37) Power play OTT 1, COL 4
2nd 12:03 Colorado Avalanche Brent Burns (6) Josh Manson (15), Ross Colton (13) Even strength OTT 1, COL 5
2nd 14:23 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (20) Nathan MacKinnon (42), Cale Makar (38) Power play OTT 1, COL 6
2nd 16:48 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson (4) Jack Drury (7), Zakhar Bardakov (6) Even strength OTT 1, COL 7
2nd 18:04 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (21) Ilya Solovyov (2), Ross Colton (14) Even strength OTT 1, COL 8
3rd 07:03 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk (8) Tyler Kleven (6) Shorthanded OTT 2, COL 8

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

Team stats

Stat Ottawa Senators Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 31 34
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 42 16
Hits 38 12
Blocked shots 14 21
Giveaways 7 11
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 28/61 (45.9%) 33/61 (54.1%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 1 0 1 -1 2 7 5 0 0 15:04
12 S. Pinto C 1 0 1 -1 4 3 0 0 0 50% 18:10
18 T. Stützle C 0 0 0 -2 5 0 1 0 0 50% 17:07
19 D. Batherson R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 15:15
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 12:46
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 -2 12 0 2 1 0 10:44
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 13:54
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 38.5% 14:02
28 C. Giroux R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 46.2% 17:26
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 13:41
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 0 12 2 2 0 0 42.9% 16:30
89 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 62.5% 11:10
2 A. Zub D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 18:30
10 J. Spence D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 1 0 17:20
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 19:40
43 T. Kleven D 0 1 1 +1 5 1 5 3 0 19:01
72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 1 0 19:47
85 J. Sanderson D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 3 2 0 20:29
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
1 L. Meriläinen 18 15 3 .833 42:35 Loss
40 M. Sogaard 16 11 5 .688 17:25

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 2 1 3 +1 0 2 0 0 1 66.7% 16:09
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 0 15:03
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 17:06
18 J. Drury C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 50% 16:16
20 R. Colton C 0 3 3 +3 0 4 2 0 0 50% 15:14
29 N. MacKinnon C 1 3 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 61.5% 17:14
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 13:53
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 17:14
82 I. Ivan C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 28.6% 09:37
88 M. Necas C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 1 18:33
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 100% 11:43
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:03
8 C. Makar D 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:50
28 I. Solovyov D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 1 0 17:49
42 J. Manson D 2 2 4 +5 7 5 3 4 0 19:25
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 +1 9 0 0 3 0 18:09
70 S. Malinski D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:19
84 B. Burns D 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 3 0 20:23
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
41 S. Wedgewood 31 29 2 .935 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:04 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:04 Ottawa Senators Tyler Kleven Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:32 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Tripping 2
2nd 00:19 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Interference 2
2nd 11:02 Ottawa Senators Michael Amadio Hooking 2
2nd 13:43 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk High sticking 2
2nd 13:52 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto High sticking 2
3rd 03:04 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Roughing 2
3rd 03:04 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:04 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle Fighting (major) 5
3rd 05:55 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto Roughing 2
3rd 11:49 Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins Roughing 2
3rd 11:49 Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 13:59 Ottawa Senators Ridly Greig Slashing 2
3rd 13:59 Ottawa Senators Ridly Greig Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Chris Lee, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Ottawa Senators scratches
Nick Jensen, Kurtis MacDermid, Stephen Halliday
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews, Joel Kiviranta

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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