Avalanche 7-3 Blue Jackets (Apr 3, 2025) Box Score

Colorado Avalanche

47-26-4, 22-15-1 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	2	3	2	7
CBJ	1	2	0	3

Columbus Blue Jackets

34-31-9, 22-10-5 home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#10
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#26
Miles WoodM. Wood#28
defensemen
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Ryan LindgrenR. Lindgren#55
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Keaton MiddletonK. Middleton#67
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	18	15:00	0:34	0:00	14:26	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:55	2:36	1:35	10:44	8	14	36.4
0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:29	0:32	1:01	10:56	8	7	53.3
1	0	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:43	0:00	3:00	11:43	1	1	50.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	11:35	0:00	1:51	9:44	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	15:59	0:37	0:00	15:22	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	22	17:31	2:41	0:00	14:50	11	10	52.4
1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	17:22	2:39	0:00	14:43	11	9	55.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	22	19:13	2:41	0:25	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	13:19	0:00	2:10	11:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	13:04	0:00	1:13	11:51	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:33	0:00	0:44	10:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	18:23	0:00	2:48	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	29	22:45	0:00	2:46	19:59	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:33	2:41	2:14	16:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	18:30	0:32	1:00	16:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	20	15:02	0:00	1:00	14:02	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	26	21:18	0:32	2:13	18:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	21	4	2	0	0	60:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Luke KuninL. Kunin#11
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	10:27	0:06	0:26	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:58	0:00	0:52	10:06	5	2	71.4
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:14	1:25	0:04	16:45	5	8	38.5
1	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	21	21:32	4:19	1:31	15:42	1	6	14.3
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	20:03	4:29	0:06	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	17	12:41	0:06	1:07	11:28	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:31	0:06	1:01	11:24	7	4	63.6
0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:21	4:45	0:00	13:36	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:16	4:33	1:09	12:34	20	16	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	18	10:22	0:00	0:10	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:26	1:19	0:00	11:07	3	3	50.0
0	1	-2	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:42	1:37	0:00	14:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:58	0:00	0:37	18:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	17	16:35	0:00	2:26	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:31	0:00	0:47	12:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	16:46	1:12	0:00	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	23	22:23	1:15	2:36	18:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	27:01	4:48	0:00	22:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Daniil TarasovD. Tarasov#40
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
4	0	4	1.000	4	0	0	0	0	14:11	0
28	7	21	.750	19	2	0	0	0	45:49	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	2	3	2	7
	Blue Jackets	1	2	0	3

1st Period		COL	CBJ
3:25	Nathan MacKinnon (31) Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (17), Devon Toews (32)	1	0
6:35	Sean Monahan (17) Assists: Dante Fabbro (16), Dmitri Voronkov (23)	1	1
18:05	Brock Nelson (24) Assists: Cale Makar (59), Devon Toews (33)	2	1

2nd Period		COL	CBJ
4:16	Zachary Aston-Reese (5) Unassisted	2	2
7:56	Boone Jenner (6) Assists: Jack Johnson (6), Kent Johnson (28)	2	3
12:39	Charlie Coyle (16) Assists: Miles Wood (3), Erik Johnson (3)	3	3
14:02	Parker Kelly (8) Assists: Jack Drury (9)	4	3
19:22	Cale Makar (30) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (82), Charlie Coyle (10)	5	3

3rd Period			COL	CBJ
4:01		Devon Toews (9) Assists: Cale Makar (60), Nathan MacKinnon (83)	6	3
5:49		Miles Wood (3) Assists: Charlie Coyle (11)	7	3

0:29

Miles Wood scores goal vs. Blue Jackets

0:29

Elvis Merzlikins robs Avalanche with save

0:21

Devon Toews scores goal for Avalanche

0:48

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue Jackets
6
Avalanche
4

Game 1

10/12

Avalanche
7
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

4/3

Nationwide Arena

7:30 PM, April 3, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Line: COL -135

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 18,392

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	52	21	4	108
Dallas	50	22	4	104
Colorado	47	27	4	98
St. Louis	43	28	7	93
Minnesota	41	29	7	89
Utah	35	30	12	82
Nashville	27	41	8	62
Chicago	21	45	10	52

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	49	18	9	107
Carolina	46	26	4	96
New Jersey	41	29	7	89
NY Rangers	36	33	7	79
Columbus	34	32	9	77
NY Islanders	33	32	10	76
Pittsburgh	31	34	12	74
Philadelphia	31	37	9	71

Reilly Smith scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift the Golden Knights past the Flames, 3-2

— Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game at 4:31 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night, a result that gave the Los Angeles Kings a playoff spot.

Kings beat Oilers 3-0, then qualify for playoffs hours later with Vegas' win in Calgary

— Kevin Fiala scored his 30th goal of the season, Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves in his fifth shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday, then wrapped a playoff hours later when Vegas beat Calgary.

Reilly Smith's deflected shot wins it for Golden Knights in OT

Reilly Smith gets a fortuitous bounce off a skate to score the winner for the Golden Knights against the Flames.

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Miles Wood scores goal vs. Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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Reilly Smith scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift the Golden Knights past the Flames, 3-2

Kings beat Oilers 3-0, then qualify for playoffs hours later with Vegas' win in Calgary

Reilly Smith's deflected shot wins it for Golden Knights in OT