Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Anaheim Ducks	2	43-33-6
at Colorado Avalanche	1	55-16-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Anaheim Ducks	0	1	0	0	1	2
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Anaheim Ducks	4	6	3	3	0	16
Colorado Avalanche	9	11	18	3	0	41

Three stars

L. Dostal, Anaheim Ducks (goaltender)
C. Gauthier, Anaheim Ducks (1 assist)
S. Wedgewood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:27	Anaheim Ducks	Jeffrey Viel (2)	Cutter Gauthier (21), Radko Gudas (9)	Even strength	ANA 1, COL 0
3rd	16:21	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (17)	Brock Nelson (18), Brent Burns (17)	Even strength	ANA 1, COL 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Anaheim Ducks	Mikael Granlund	Goal (winner)
1	Colorado Avalanche	Brock Nelson	Saved
2	Anaheim Ducks	Beckett Sennecke	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Necas	Saved
3	Anaheim Ducks	Cutter Gauthier	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Anaheim Ducks	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	16	41
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	27	16
Blocked shots	24	15
Giveaways	13	24
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	27/60 (45%)	33/60 (55%)

Box score

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 16 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		13:36
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	20:13
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		15:53
Number 24 J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	53.8%	14:34
Number 25 R. Poehling	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	37.5%	17:58
Number 28 J. Viel	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1		13:42
Number 42 T. Washe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	53.8%	13:48
Number 44 R. Johnston	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		11:40
Number 45 B. Sennecke	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:26
Number 61 C. Gauthier	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1		18:00
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	37.5%	19:42
Number 2 J. LaCombe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		28:21
Number 7 R. Gudas	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		14:01
Number 14 D. Helleson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	3		18:35
Number 51 O. Zellweger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		13:51
Number 65 J. Trouba	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3		27:33
Number 74 I. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:30
Number 98 P. Mintyukov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		22:37

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 L. Dostal	41	40	1	.976	65:00	Win

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	+1	0	4	0	0	42.1%	21:51
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		15:49
Number 16 T. Makar	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:13
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		12:04
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	54.5%	16:07
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	100%	12:30
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	75%	29:18
Number 54 G. Brindley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:48
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:50
Number 88 M. Necas	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		27:03
Number 93 Z. Bardakov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:12
Number 95 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2		21:11
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	2		29:51
Number 15 J. Ahcan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		11:32
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3		18:19
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		21:59
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		21:11
Number 84 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	3		18:12

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	16	15	1	.938	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:43	Anaheim Ducks	Ross Johnston	Tripping	2
1st	12:50	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Drury	Holding	2
2nd	18:02	Anaheim Ducks	Drew Helleson	Holding	2

Game information

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Chris Rooney, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Dylan Blujus, Kiel Murchison
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Sam Colangelo, Mason McTavish, Leo Carlsson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews

2025-2026 season series

Every Anaheim Ducks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 11, 2025
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Other NHL games on Jan 21

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Utah Mammoth 5	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Utah Mammoth, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
New York Islanders 1 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
Washington Capitals 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Jan 21, 2026