Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Thursday, October 16, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
12 |
14 |
10 |
36 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
7 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
Three stars
- S. Wedgewood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- E. Merzlikins, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
01:36 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov (1) |
Kirill Marchenko (1) |
Even strength |
COL 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
10:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar (2) |
Martin Necas (6), Artturi Lehkonen (2) |
Even strength |
COL 1, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
11:46 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (1) |
Brent Burns (3), Josh Manson (1) |
Even strength |
COL 2, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
19:56 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (1) |
Sam Malinski (2), Victor Olofsson (3) |
Even strength |
COL 3, CBJ 1 |
| 3rd |
18:07 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (2) |
Gabriel Landeskog (1), Cale Makar (5) |
Even strength, Empty net |
COL 4, CBJ 1 |
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 |
36 |
23 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
13 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
22 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/53 (54.7%) |
24/53 (45.3%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
47.1% |
16:46 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:09 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
14:33 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:09 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
52.9% |
18:24 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:03 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:07 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
10:29 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:19 |
| Number 28 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:54 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
23 |
22 |
1 |
.957 |
60:00 |
Win |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12.5% |
16:13 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:47 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
33.3% |
17:02 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
33.3% |
11:40 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
65% |
18:04 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
08:48 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
62.5% |
19:45 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 2 J. Christiansen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:38 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
26:25 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:56 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:12 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 E. Merzlikins |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
58:30 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
17:32 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brent Burns |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Necas |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:47 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dmitri Voronkov |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Tyson Baker
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Jack Ahcan, Zakhar Bardakov
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Erik Gudbranson, Miles Wood
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Status |
Details |
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1
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Seattle Kraken
3
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Vancouver Canucks
5
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Boston Bruins
5
 at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Oct 16, 2025
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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