Colorado Avalanche @ Ottawa Senators

42-25-3, 19-15-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	4	1	0	5
Senators OTT	0	0	1	1

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

36-27-5, 20-10-2 Home

Avalanche use 4-goal first period to power past Senators 5-1

— Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson, Cale Makar and Joel Kiviranta all scored in Colorado's first-period barrage and the Avalanche cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Mar 20, 2025, 10:05 pm - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	4	1	0	5
	Senators	0	0	1	1

1st Period		COL
10:29	Nathan MacKinnon (28) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (21), Cale Makar (55)	1
11:28	Brock Nelson (21) Assists: Sam Malinski (9), Martin Necas (51)	2
14:23	Cale Makar (26) (Power Play) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (22), Valeri Nichushkin (10)	3
17:29	Joel Kiviranta (16) Assists: Ross Colton (11), Charlie Coyle (9)	4

2nd Period			COL	OTT
1:54		Brock Nelson (22) (Power Play) Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (15), Ross Colton (12)	5	0

3rd Period			COL	OTT
15:59		Dylan Cozens (14) (Power Play) Assists: Tim Stutzle (49), Jake Sanderson (40)	5	1

Nikolas Matinpalo Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Tim Stützle Backhand Wide Right
Tyler Kleven Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jack Drury
Giveaway by David Perron
Travis Hamonic hit Jonathan Drouin
Thomas Chabot Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Brady Tkachuk Deflected Wide Left
Jake Sanderson Slap Shot Wide Right
Claude Giroux Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
David Perron hit Charlie Coyle
Tyler Kleven Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brock Nelson
David Perron hit Artturi Lehkonen
Martin Necas shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Brady Tkachuk hit Sam Malinski
Ridly Greig Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Jake Sanderson Slap Shot Wide Right
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Travis Hamonic
Brady Tkachuk hit Sam Malinski
Matthew Highmore hit Logan O'Connor
Jack Drury shot blocked by Nikolas Matinpalo
Dylan Cozens hit Ross Colton
David Perron hit Ross Colton
Giveaway by Ridly Greig
Giveaway by Jake Sanderson
Adam Gaudette Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Tyler Kleven hit Ross Colton
Artem Zub hit Ryan Lindgren
Cale Makar shot blocked by Ridly Greig
Shane Pinto Snap Shot Short
Ridly Greig Tripping against Cale Makar
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk
Thomas Chabot hit Joel Kiviranta
Fabian Zetterlund hit Ryan Lindgren
Tim Stützle hit Sam Malinski
Adam Gaudette faceoff won against Jack Drury
Devon Toews shot blocked by Michael Amadio
Cale Makar shot blocked by Ridly Greig
Ross Colton shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Brady Tkachuk hit Sam Malinski
Drake Batherson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Ridly Greig Tip-In Off Crossbar
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Jack Drury
Dylan Cozens Interference against Jack Drury
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Giveaway by Drake Batherson
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Shane Pinto
Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Jack Drury
Matthew Highmore hit Sam Malinski
Giveaway by Shane Pinto
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Ross Colton
Travis Hamonic Slap Shot Short
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Keaton Middleton shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Tim Stützle hit Cale Makar
Travis Hamonic hit Artturi Lehkonen
Drake Batherson hit Joel Kiviranta
Artem Zub Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Artem Zub hit Jack Drury
Michael Amadio hit Sam Malinski
Fabian Zetterlund Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Artem Zub
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Matthew Highmore hit Ryan Lindgren
David Perron hit Sam Malinski
David Perron Roughing against Sam Malinski
Artem Zub hit Cale Makar
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk
Martin Necas shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Giveaway by Travis Hamonic
Ridly Greig Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Artem Zub
Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Artem Zub
Shane Pinto High-sticking against Cale Makar
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Matthew Highmore hit Martin Necas
Tim Stützle hit Devon Toews
Brady Tkachuk hit Keaton Middleton
Dylan Cozens Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
David Perron Tripping against Martin Necas
Ridly Greig faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Artem Zub
Drake Batherson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Artem Zub hit Nathan MacKinnon
Ridly Greig hit Jonathan Drouin
Tim Stützle faceoff won against Brock Nelson
David Perron hit Keaton Middleton
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
David Perron Slap Shot Wide Left
Adam Gaudette Tip-In Wide Left
Michael Amadio hit Logan O'Connor
Erik Johnson shot blocked by Matthew Highmore
Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Drake Batherson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Brady Tkachuk Backhand Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Nikolas Matinpalo
Devon Toews shot blocked by Claude Giroux
Jack Drury shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
Jack Drury shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Dylan Cozens hit Logan O'Connor
Drake Batherson Snap Shot Wide Left
Dylan Cozens Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (49), Jake Sanderson (40)
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Nikolas Matinpalo
Adam Gaudette hit Charlie Coyle
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot
David Perron Wrist Shot Wide Right
Drake Batherson hit Sam Malinski
David Perron hit Keaton Middleton
Brady Tkachuk faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
Brady Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
Matthew Highmore hit Keaton Middleton
Shane Pinto Tip-In Wide Right
Icing
Artem Zub shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Logan O'Connor hit Artem Zub
Goalie Stopped
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
Adam Gaudette shot blocked by Keaton Middleton
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Ross Colton hit Tyler Kleven
Parker Kelly hit Adam Gaudette
Parker Kelly Deflected saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Ross Colton hit Artem Zub
Jonathan Drouin hit Jake Sanderson
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Valeri Nichushkin hit Shane Pinto
Brock Nelson hit Artem Zub
Off-side
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Artturi Lehkonen Backhand Wide Right
Artturi Lehkonen Backhand Wide Left
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Off-side
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
Logan O'Connor hit Tyler Kleven
Takeaway by Jack Drury
Parker Kelly hit Tyler Kleven
Parker Kelly Tip-In Wide Left
Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
Keaton Middleton hit David Perron
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (21), Cale Makar (55)
Giveaway by Cale Makar
Brock Nelson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (9), Martin Necas (51)
Giveaway by Erik Johnson
Parker Kelly hit Tyler Kleven
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Charlie Coyle hit Jake Sanderson
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Giveaway by Martin Necas
TV Timeout
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Cale Makar Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (22), Valeri Nichushkin (10)
Giveaway by Ross Colton
Takeaway by Keaton Middleton
Takeaway by Brock Nelson
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Skater
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Shane Pinto
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In saved by Linus Ullmark
Giveaway by Devon Toews
Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Linus Ullmark
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Joel Kiviranta Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Ross Colton (11), Charlie Coyle (9)
Artturi Lehkonen hit Thomas Chabot
Off-side
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Brock Nelson Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (15), Ross Colton (12)
Giveaway by Parker Kelly
Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Icing
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Tim Stützle
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Artem Zub shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
Keaton Middleton Slap Shot Wide Left
Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Devon Toews hit Ridly Greig
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Devon Toews
Ridly Greig shot blocked by Cale Makar
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
Keaton Middleton shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
Charlie Coyle Tip-In Wide Left
Keaton Middleton Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Icing
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
Logan O'Connor hit Tim Stützle
Icing
Jack Drury faceoff won against Adam Gaudette
Ryan Lindgren hit David Perron
Nikolas Matinpalo shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Sam Malinski Roughing against David Perron
TV Timeout
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Artem Zub shot blocked by Cale Makar
Goalie Stopped
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Takeaway by Martin Necas
Parker Kelly Tip-In saved by Anton Forsberg
Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Parker Kelly
Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jack Drury Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ridly Greig
Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Cale Makar
Matthew Highmore shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Parker Kelly Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin
Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Icing
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Parker Kelly Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury High-sticking against Shane Pinto
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Joel Kiviranta hit Tim Stützle
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
David Perron shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Jack Drury Backhand saved by Anton Forsberg
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Brady Tkachuk
Icing
Jack Drury faceoff won against Claude Giroux
Matthew Highmore shot blocked by Erik Johnson
Keaton Middleton Interference against Adam Gaudette
TV Timeout
Jack Drury faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
Tim Stützle shot blocked by Jack Drury
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Erik Johnson Slap Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot saved by Anton Forsberg
Puck in Crowd
Adam Gaudette shot blocked by Parker Kelly

AVALANCHE

SENATORS

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Senators
4
Avalanche
5

Game 1

10/27

Avalanche
5
Senators
1

Game 2

3/20

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	19	1	6	44
Dallas	18	5	5	41
Minnesota	15	7	5	35
Utah	13	12	3	29
Chicago	11	9	6	28
Winnipeg	13	12	1	27
St. Louis	9	11	7	25
Nashville	9	13	4	22

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	8	2	34
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Ottawa	13	9	4	30
Detroit	14	11	2	30
Boston	15	13	0	30
Toronto	12	11	3	27
Buffalo	11	12	4	26
Florida	12	12	1	25

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Colorado Avalanche @ Ottawa Senators

Stars of the Game

Brock NelsonC - COL

Cale MakarD - COL

Anton ForsbergG - OTT

Game Information

Avalanche use 4-goal first period to power past Senators 5-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

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