St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| St. Louis Blues |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| St. Louis Blues |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
20 |
14 |
9 |
43 |
Three stars
- V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (3 goals)
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 2 assists)
- B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:00 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (9) |
Artturi Lehkonen (18), Brock Nelson (14) |
Even strength |
STL 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
03:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (33) |
Josh Manson (11), Devon Toews (12) |
Even strength |
STL 0, COL 2 |
| 1st |
03:26 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (10) |
Josh Manson (12), Brent Burns (15) |
Even strength |
STL 0, COL 3 |
| 1st |
04:39 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (34) |
Martin Necas (32), Gabriel Landeskog (15) |
Even strength |
STL 0, COL 4 |
| 2nd |
09:41 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (16) |
Cale Makar (33), Nathan MacKinnon (35) |
Power play |
STL 0, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
14:32 |
St. Louis Blues |
Dalibor Dvorsky (6) |
Matthew Kessel (1) |
Even strength |
STL 1, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
16:06 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (11) |
Sam Malinski (19), Nathan MacKinnon (36) |
Even strength |
STL 1, COL 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
| Stat |
St. Louis Blues |
Colorado Avalanche |
| Shots on goal |
13 |
43 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
22 |
6 |
| Blocked shots |
24 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/65 (46.2%) |
35/65 (53.8%) |
Box score
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 R. Fabbri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
41.2% |
15:22 |
| Number 13 A. Toropchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 18 R. Thomas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
17:56 |
| Number 21 J. Snuggerud |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:09 |
| Number 28 O. Stenberg |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
40% |
13:33 |
| Number 29 J. Berggren |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 54 D. Dvorsky |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:49 |
| Number 63 J. Neighbours |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 70 O. Sundqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:41 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 6 P. Broberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:09 |
| Number 17 C. Fowler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 51 M. Kessel |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 55 C. Parayko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 75 T. Tucker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:57 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 J. Binnington |
43 |
37 |
6 |
.860 |
59:39 |
Loss |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
64.3% |
16:48 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
38.5% |
16:39 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:58 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
17:12 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:50 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
14:08 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:26 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
13 |
12 |
1 |
.923 |
59:35 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
08:16 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jake Neighbours |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:07 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Josh Manson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:50 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Parker Kelly |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:32 |
St. Louis Blues |
Justin Faulk |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:51 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jake Neighbours |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Zakhar Bardakov |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Caleb Apperson
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Mathieu Joseph, Pius Suter, Logan Mailloux
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Joel Kiviranta, Ilya Solovyov
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Status |
Details |
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 at Washington Capitals
6
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Final
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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3
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Winnipeg Jets
1
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 31, 2025
|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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