Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 Colorado Avalanche
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets beat Colorado Avalanche 7–2.
Game leaders
4Charlie CoylePoints
2Cale Makar
4Adam FantilliShots on goal
6Devon Toews
27Cam TalbotSaves
12Mackenzie Blackwood
Three stars
- ★ First starCharlie CoyleColumbus Blue Jackets · 2 G · 2 A · 3 SOG
★ Second starMathieu OlivierColumbus Blue Jackets · 1 G · 2 A · 2 SOG
★ Third starCole SillingerColumbus Blue Jackets · 1 G · 1 A · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Charlie Coyle●●2 G · 2 A · 1 PPG
- Mathieu Olivier●1 G · 2 A
- Valeri Nichushkin●1 G · 1 A
- Cole Sillinger●1 G · 1 A
- Ivan Provorov●1 G · 1 PPG
- Jake Christiansen●1 G
Assists: Zach Werenski 2, Conor Garland 1, Kent Johnson 1, Sean Monahan 1, Damon Severson 1, Denton Mateychuk 1
Colorado Avalanche
- Cale Makar●1 G · 1 A
- Nazem Kadri●1 G · 1 PPG
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon 2, Sam Malinski 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength25/26
- Against the power play2/3
- Even strength10/12
- Against the power play2/3
Key stats
- 24Shots on goal29
- 29.2Shooting %6.9
- 2Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Columbus Blue Jackets: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
Colorado Avalanche: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Colorado Avalanche 4–0 Columbus Blue Jackets.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Colorado Avalanche
Shooting
- 24Shots on goal29
- 29.2Shooting %6.9
- 2Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 15Hits11
- 15Blocked shots12
Puck control
- 62.8Faceoffs won %44.7
- 6Takeaways4
- 14Giveaways17
Goaltending
- 27Saves17
- 93.1Save %70.8
Discipline
- 6Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Columbus Blue Jackets took 45% of the shots on goal.
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Colorado Avalanche
2429
- Shooting %
- 29.2%6.9%
- Save %
- 93.1%70.8%
- Shooting + save %
- 122.377.7
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- Zach Werenski24:32
- Adam Fantilli20:51
- Denton Mateychuk20:29
- Charlie Coyle20:18
- Ivan Provorov19:59
- Damon Severson18:58
- Kent Johnson18:54
- Matthew Knies17:46
- Cole Sillinger17:43
- Mathieu Olivier17:41
Colorado Avalanche
- Cale Makar22:32
- Devon Toews21:32
- Nathan MacKinnon19:28
- Sam Malinski19:09
- Brett Kulak19:06
- Martin Necas18:51
- Artturi Lehkonen18:49
- Brent Burns18:11
- Brock Nelson15:55
- T.J. Hughes15:21
Skaters
| 94Ryan LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 06:45 |
| 83Conor GarlandRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15:49 |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18:54 |
| 23Sean MonahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14:50 |
| 19Adam FantilliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 20:51 |
| 78Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18:58 |
| 15Dante FabbroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16:14 |
| 24Mathieu OlivierRW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17:41 |
| 5Denton MateychukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20:29 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 24:32 |
| 43Valeri NichushkinRW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16:43 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17:43 |
| 9Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19:59 |
| 2Jake ChristiansenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15:31 |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20:18 |
| 58Danton HeinenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 05:05 |
| Luca Del Bel BelluzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 07:01 |
| 89Matthew KniesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:46 |
Goaltenders
| 73Jet GreavesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 33Cam TalbotG | 29 | 27 | 2 | 93.1% | 25/26 | 2/3 | 60:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |