Valeri Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 4-1 for fourth win of the season

— Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals, Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Thursday night to open the season on a five-game points streak.
Oct 16, 2025, 10:27 pm - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodCOLCBJ
1:36Ivan Provorov (1)
Assists: Kirill Marchenko (1)
01
10:34Cale Makar (2)
Assists: Martin Necas (6), Artturi Lehkonen (2)
11
11:46Brock Nelson (1)
Assists: Brent Burns (3), Josh Manson (1)
21
19:56Valeri Nichushkin (1)
Assists: Sam Malinski (2), Victor Olofsson (3)
31
3rd PeriodCOLCBJ
18:07Valeri Nichushkin (2) (Empty Net)
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (1), Cale Makar (5)
41

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
  • Zach Werenski Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
  • Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Mathieu Olivier Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ross Colton shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
  • Ilya Solovyov shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
  • Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Jake Christiansen Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Boone Jenner hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier
  • Zach Aston-Reese hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Zach Werenski Backhand Wide Right
  • Dmitri Voronkov Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
  • Giveaway by Isac Lundestrom
  • Isac Lundestrom hit Cale Makar
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
  • Takeaway by Mathieu Olivier
  • Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Dmitri Voronkov hit Victor Olofsson
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Boone Jenner Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Ivan Provorov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (1)
  • Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Cole Sillinger
  • Takeaway by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Mathieu Olivier hit Devon Toews
  • Kirill Marchenko hit Ross Colton
  • Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Zach Werenski
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
  • Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Isac Lundestrom
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Kent Johnson
  • Zach Werenski Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Zach Werenski
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Sean Monahan
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
  • Boone Jenner Batted Failed Bank Attempt
  • Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Damon Severson
  • Boone Jenner hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Zach Werenski
  • Giveaway by Sean Monahan
  • Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zach Aston-Reese Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Boone Jenner Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zach Aston-Reese hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Dmitri Voronkov Holding against Cale Makar
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
  • Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Dmitri Voronkov hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Mathieu Olivier hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Isac Lundestrom
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
  • Cole Sillinger hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
  • Zach Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
  • Damon Severson Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Adam Fantilli Tip-In Wide Right
  • Zach Werenski hit Martin Necas
  • Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
  • Boone Jenner faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Boone Jenner
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Icing
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Gavin Brindley Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Victor Olofsson Poke saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Denton Mateychuk
  • Icing
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Dante Fabbro
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot Short
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Damon Severson shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Sam Malinski hit Charlie Coyle
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Brock Nelson hit Mathieu Olivier
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Ivan Provorov
  • Icing
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Brent Burns Hooking against Mathieu Olivier
  • TV Timeout
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Boone Jenner
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Ivan Provorov
  • Ross Colton hit Cole Sillinger
  • Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Victor Olofsson Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Brock Nelson hit Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Martin Necas
  • Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Icing
  • Gavin Brindley Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Cale Makar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (6), Artturi Lehkonen (2)
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brock Nelson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Brent Burns (3), Josh Manson (1)
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Denton Mateychuk
  • Off-side
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ross Colton Tip-In Wide Right
  • Ross Colton Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Video Review
  • On-Ice Official
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Icing
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Parker Kelly hit Denton Mateychuk
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Off-side
  • Josh Manson Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Takeaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Off-side
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Sam Malinski (2), Victor Olofsson (3)
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Takeaway by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Victor Olofsson
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Ross Colton hit Zach Werenski
  • Parker Kelly Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Isac Lundestrom
  • Martin Necas Hooking against Yegor Chinakhov
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Jack Drury hit Dante Fabbro
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Sam Malinski Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Kent Johnson shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Hand Pass
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sean Monahan
  • Icing
  • Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (1), Cale Makar (5)
  • Giveaway by Gavin Brindley
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Ilya Solovyov
  • Off-side
  • Parker Kelly faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
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