Colorado Avalanche @ Columbus Blue Jackets

4-0-1, 3-0-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	0	3	1	4
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	0	1

Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsCBJ

1-3-0, 0-2-0 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Gavin BrindleyG. Brindley#54
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Ilya SolovyovI. Solovyov#28
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	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:20	0:00	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:09	0:46	0:00	11:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:33	0:00	1:50	12:43	7	3	70.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	17	11:09	0:00	1:18	9:51	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	15	10:29	0:00	1:09	9:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	16:07	0:46	0:00	15:21	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:03	1:14	1:33	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:24	1:14	0:00	17:10	9	8	52.9
0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	22	19:51	1:14	0:00	18:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	16:46	1:14	1:06	14:26	8	9	47.1
2	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	17:21	0:46	1:08	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	12:57	0:46	0:00	12:11	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	3	1	2	1	2	0	1	1	25	20:54	0:00	0:46	20:08	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	26	23:19	1:14	2:22	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	18	16:39	0:00	0:51	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	25	19:29	0:00	1:37	17:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	13:41	0:00	0:00	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:49	0:46	2:20	20:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	1	22	.957	19	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Isac LundestromI. Lundestrom#21
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
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%
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	13	8:48	0:00	0:28	8:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	9:00	0:00	0:00	9:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:13	1:57	0:35	13:41	1	7	12.5
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	16	17:02	1:57	0:00	15:05	3	6	33.3
0	0	-3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	19:45	1:57	0:38	17:10	5	3	62.5
0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:08	1:58	0:00	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:40	0:00	0:47	10:53	2	4	33.3
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	18:30	2:06	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	18:04	2:02	0:37	15:25	13	7	65.0
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	19	17:12	0:00	0:01	17:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	13:17	0:00	0:54	12:23	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	15:47	2:03	0:00	13:44	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:38	0:00	0:00	7:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:00	0:00	1:14	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	15:53	0:00	0:02	15:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	24:56	2:00	1:58	20:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:12	2:00	0:00	19:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	26	26:25	2:00	0:46	23:39	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
35	3	32	.914	31	1	0	0	0	58:30	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	0	3	1	4
	Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		COL	CBJ
1:36	Ivan Provorov (1) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (1)	0	1
10:34	Cale Makar (2) Assists: Martin Necas (6), Artturi Lehkonen (2)	1	1
11:46	Brock Nelson (1) Assists: Brent Burns (3), Josh Manson (1)	2	1
19:56	Valeri Nichushkin (1) Assists: Sam Malinski (2), Victor Olofsson (3)	3	1

3rd Period			COL	CBJ
18:07		Valeri Nichushkin (2) (Empty Net) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (1), Cale Makar (5)	4	1

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Avalanche
4
Blue Jackets
1

Game 1

10/16

Blue Jackets
Avalanche

Game 2

1/10

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, October 16, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 17,249

Referees:
Chris Lee
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	5	0	2	12
Winnipeg	5	1	0	10
Utah	5	2	0	10
Chicago	3	2	2	8
St. Louis	3	2	1	7
Minnesota	3	3	1	7
Dallas	3	3	0	6
Nashville	2	3	2	6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	5	1	0	10
Carolina	5	1	0	10
Pittsburgh	5	2	0	10
Washington	5	2	0	10
Philadelphia	3	2	1	7
NY Rangers	3	4	1	7
Columbus	3	3	0	6
NY Islanders	3	3	0	6

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Colorado Avalanche @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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