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Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 6–3 on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 3 55-16-11
at New York Islanders 6 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 2 1 3
New York Islanders 2 3 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 19 7 12 38
New York Islanders 16 16 10 42

Three stars

  1. M. Barzal, New York Islanders (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. A. Lee, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Horvat, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:56 New York Islanders Kyle MacLean (1) Ryan Pulock (12), Marc Gatcomb (1) Even strength COL 0, NYI 1
1st 18:20 New York Islanders Anders Lee (6) Mathew Barzal (12) Even strength COL 0, NYI 2
2nd 06:58 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (17) Matthew Schaefer (12), Ryan Pulock (13) Even strength COL 0, NYI 3
2nd 07:59 New York Islanders Adam Pelech (1) Mathew Barzal (13), Anders Lee (9) Even strength COL 0, NYI 4
2nd 08:39 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (6) Sam Malinski (12), Brock Nelson (9) Even strength COL 1, NYI 4
2nd 10:04 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (14) Victor Olofsson (11), Brent Burns (10) Even strength COL 2, NYI 4
2nd 18:46 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal (8) Max Shabanov (6), Bo Horvat (12) Power play COL 2, NYI 5
3rd 01:27 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (10) Cale Makar (24), Martin Necas (21) Even strength COL 3, NYI 5
3rd 18:45 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas (2) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net COL 3, NYI 6

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche New York Islanders
Shots on goal 38 42
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 26 18
Blocked shots 12 20
Giveaways 16 10
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 30/55 (54.5%) 25/55 (45.5%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 2 0 71.4% 18:42
13 V. Nichushkin R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 0 0 16:23
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 13:07
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.5% 15:09
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 12:34
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 20% 22:10
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 19:31
88 M. Necas C 1 1 2 0 2 3 4 1 0 20:04
92 G. Landeskog L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 83.3% 16:06
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 04:34
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 08:56
95 V. Olofsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 12:49
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 21:17
8 C. Makar D 0 1 1 -2 2 2 1 2 0 23:09
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 18:02
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:58
70 S. Malinski D 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 16:53
84 B. Burns D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 18:25
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 41 36 5 .878 57:37 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 13:54
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:25
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 -1 0 8 0 1 0 13:36
13 M. Barzal C 1 2 3 +1 2 4 2 0 1 30.8% 20:40
14 B. Horvat C 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 54.2% 19:29
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 0 09:32
27 A. Lee L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 100% 17:40
32 K. MacLean C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 12:05
49 M. Shabanov R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:19
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 1 0 15:03
53 C. Cizikas C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 3 0 0 37.5% 11:20
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 12:16
3 A. Pelech D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 22:20
6 R. Pulock D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 5 0 24:27
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 15:10
38 T. Mitchell D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 10:12
48 M. Schaefer D 0 1 1 +2 2 3 0 2 0 25:41
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 17:51
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 38 35 3 .921 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:56 Colorado Avalanche Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
1st 12:35 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas Holding 2
2nd 01:16 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen Cross checking 2
2nd 01:47 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Tripping 2
2nd 18:12 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Tripping 2
3rd 08:11 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 16:42 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Tripping 2
3rd 20:00 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Brad Kovachik
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Scott Wedgewood, Ilya Solovyov, Gavin Brindley
New York Islanders scratches
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jonathan Drouin, Adam Boqvist

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page

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