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Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets

Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg Preseason Final

Final score

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Monday, September 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Colorado Avalanche 1 5-2-1
at Winnipeg Jets 3 4-1-2

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 0 1 1
Winnipeg Jets 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 4 11 17 32
Winnipeg Jets 9 6 4 19

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:55 Winnipeg Jets Gabriel Vilardi (1) Isak Rosen (1), Vladislav Namestnikov (1) Even strength COL 0, WPG 1
2nd 18:50 Winnipeg Jets Cole Perfetti (1) Mark Scheifele (1), Josh Morrissey (1) Even strength COL 0, WPG 2
3rd 06:37 Winnipeg Jets Dylan DeMelo (1) Gabriel Vilardi (1), Josh Morrissey (2) Even strength COL 0, WPG 3
3rd 14:34 Colorado Avalanche Georgii Merkulov (1) Fabian Lysell (1), Brett Kulak (1) Even strength COL 1, WPG 3

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Winnipeg Jets
Shots on goal 32 19
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 23 29
Blocked shots 19 11
Giveaways 14 18
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 31/62 (50%) 31/62 (50%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
9 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 40% 17:49
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 66.7% 18:18
16 T. Makar L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 13:21
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 1 42.9% 16:32
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 100% 13:53
22 F. Lysell R 0 1 1 +1 4 3 1 0 100% 15:16
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 66.7% 17:36
34 A. Beckman L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 50% 16:03
49 G. Merkulov C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 16:23
57 T. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 15:22
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 12:00
85 N. Prishchepov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40% 11:01
27 B. Kulak D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 20:45
28 A. Gagne D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 2 17:00
44 G. Stjernberg D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 15:21
47 N. Juulsen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 3 18:10
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 24:25
86 C. Wolanin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 17:24
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
30 I. Nabokov 5 3 2 .600 26:08 Loss
41 S. Wedgewood 14 13 1 .929 31:13

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player
7 V. Namestnikov C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 46.7% 15:56
13 G. Vilardi C 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 0 75% 16:25
27 I. Rosen R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 13:54
45 C. Koepke L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 8 1 25% 15:13
52 D. Burnside R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 08:31
55 M. Scheifele C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 35.7% 18:45
61 V. Björck C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 76.9% 15:17
67 J. Julien C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 50% 09:48
73 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 14:37
76 K. Walton C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 33.3% 09:39
81 K. Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:55
91 C. Perfetti C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 17:38
2 D. DeMelo D 1 0 1 +3 0 1 2 1 20:14
6 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:54
8 H. Thrun D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 20:04
38 M. Ferraro D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:02
44 J. Morrissey D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0 2 20:15
85 D. Mayo D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 16:58
Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 32 31 1 .969 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:03 Colorado Avalanche Brett Kulak Hooking 2
2nd 02:34 Winnipeg Jets Davis Burnside Hooking 2
2nd 11:13 Winnipeg Jets Vladislav Namestnikov Roughing 2
2nd 11:13 Colorado Avalanche Fabian Lysell Cross checking 2
2nd 12:16 Winnipeg Jets Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 01:51 Colorado Avalanche Fabian Lysell High sticking 2
3rd 17:21 Winnipeg Jets Gabriel Vilardi Tripping 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Winnipeg Jets head coach
Scott Arniel
Referees
Michael Markovic, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Brent Burns, Nazem Kadri, Brock Nelson, Jaden Schwartz, Josh Manson, Gabriel Landeskog, Jayson Megna, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews, Mackenzie Blackwood, Sergei Boikov, Keaton Middleton, Martin Necas, Cale Makar, Yannick Turcotte, Jake Wise, Shamil Shmakov, Trent Miner, Domenick Fensore, Sean Behrens, Andrei Buyalsky, Connor Kelley, Hank Kempf, Wyatt Aamodt, Chris Romaine, Gavin Brindley, Mikhail Gulyayev, Nikita Ishimnikov, Maros Jedlicka, Saige Weinstein, Christian Humphreys, Jake Fisher, Louka Cloutier, Ivan Yunin, Tory Pitner, Cooper Gay, Francesco Dell'Elce, Linus Funck, Nolan Roed, Beckett Hamilton, Egor Shilov, Tobias Tvrznik, Matthew DiMarsico, T.J. Hughes, Axel Elofsson, Cole Tuminaro, Theodore Lechner, Shawn Carrier, Alexandre Raymond, Ondrej Ruml, Kalder Varga, Noah Jettelson
Winnipeg Jets scratches
Nino Niederreiter, Adam Lowry, Connor Hellebuyck, Ashton Sautner, Haydn Fleury, Pavel Kraskovsky, Dylan Samberg, Alex Iafallo, Neal Pionk, Morgan Barron, Harrison Blaisdell, Isaak Phillips, Tyrel Bauer, Walker Duehr, Evan Nause, Nikita Chibrikov, Dmitri Rashevsky, Sam Sedley, Brad Lambert, Elias Salomonsson, Fabian Wagner, Danil Zhilkin, Isaac Poulter, Garrett Brown, Domenic DiVincentiis, Parker Ford, Colby Barlow, Zach Nehring, Brayden Yager, Connor Levis, Alfons Freij, Kevin He, Markus Loponen, Sascha Boumedienne, Viktor Klingsell, Owen Martin, Alex Worthington, Edison Engle, Jacob Cloutier, Lucas Wahlin, Lukas Gustafsson, Samuel Hrenak, Zach Wooten, Alexandre Taillefer, Landon Hafele, Alofa Tunoa Ta'amu, John Parsons

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Preseason Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Preseason Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Preseason Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Preseason Game page
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