Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche

Thu, Jan 8, 2026 · Ball Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Ottawa Senators

2 – 8

Final

Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 8–2 on Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at Ball Arena. Josh Manson scored twice; Brock Nelson scored twice. Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–34.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
OTT	0	1	1	2	31
COL	2	6	0	8	34

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	10:11	COL	EV	Josh Manson (3) · wrist	Ross Colton (12), Brock Nelson (16)	0–1
1st	17:14	COL	EV	Nathan MacKinnon (36) · wrist	Martin Necas (35), Sam Malinski (20)	0–2
2nd	02:35	COL	EV	Cale Makar (13) · wrist	Nathan MacKinnon (40), Josh Manson (14)	0–3
2nd	05:08	OTT	EV	Shane Pinto (13) · wrist	Claude Giroux (21), Jake Sanderson (24)	1–3
2nd	11:46	COL	PP	Martin Necas (20) · slap	Nathan MacKinnon (41), Cale Makar (37)	1–4
2nd	12:03	COL	EV	Brent Burns (6) · wrist	Josh Manson (15), Ross Colton (13)	1–5
2nd	14:23	COL	PP	Brock Nelson (20) · slap	Nathan MacKinnon (42), Cale Makar (38)	1–6
2nd	16:48	COL	EV	Josh Manson (4) · slap	Jack Drury (7), Zakhar Bardakov (6)	1–7
2nd	18:04	COL	EV	Brock Nelson (21) · slap	Ilya Solovyov (2), Ross Colton (14)	1–8
3rd	07:03	OTT	SH	Brady Tkachuk (8) · snap	Tyler Kleven (6)	2–8

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	02:04	COL	Josh Manson	fighting	5
1st	02:04	OTT	Tyler Kleven	fighting	5
1st	18:32	COL	Samuel Girard	tripping	2
2nd	00:19	COL	Josh Manson	interference	2
2nd	11:02	OTT	Michael Amadio	hooking	2
2nd	13:43	OTT	Brady Tkachuk	high sticking	2
2nd	13:52	OTT	Shane Pinto	high sticking	2
3rd	03:04	COL	Samuel Girard	roughing	2
3rd	03:04	COL	Samuel Girard	fighting	5
3rd	03:04	OTT	Tim Stützle	fighting	5
3rd	05:55	OTT	Shane Pinto	roughing	2
3rd	11:49	OTT	Nick Cousins	roughing	2
3rd	11:49	OTT	Nick Cousins	misconduct	10
3rd	13:59	OTT	Ridly Greig	slashing	2
3rd	13:59	OTT	Ridly Greig	misconduct	10

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: OTT 2.53 · COL 3.06 · xG% OTT 45.3

Ottawa Senators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
85	Jake Sanderson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	3	2		20:29	31
43	Tyler Kleven	D	0	1	1	+1	5	1	5	3		19:01	27
12	Shane Pinto	C	1	0	1	-1	4	3	0	0	50.0	18:10	28
28	Claude Giroux	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	46.2	17:26	26
7	Brady Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	-1	2	7	5	0		15:04	24
72	Thomas Chabot	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	1		19:47	27
33	Nikolas Matinpalo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		19:40	28
2	Artem Zub	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2		18:30	27
10	Jordan Spence	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1		17:20	27
18	Tim Stützle	C	0	0	0	-2	5	0	1	0	50.0	17:07	22
71	Ridly Greig	C	0	0	0	0	12	2	2	0	42.9	16:30	26
19	Drake Batherson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:15	21
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	38.5	14:02	21
22	Michael Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1		13:54	25
57	David Perron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		13:41	22
20	Fabian Zetterlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0		12:46	21
89	Lars Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	62.5	11:10	19
21	Nick Cousins	C	0	0	0	-2	12	0	2	1		10:44	19

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Leevi Meriläinen	L	18	15	3	.833	42:35
40	Mads Sogaard		16	11	5	.688	17:25

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
42	Josh Manson	D	2	2	4	+5	7	5	3	4		19:25	26
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	1	3	4	0	0	5	0	1	61.5	17:14	19
8	Cale Makar	D	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	1		19:50	22
11	Brock Nelson	C	2	1	3	+1	0	2	0	0	66.7	16:09	23
20	Ross Colton	C	0	3	3	+3	0	4	2	0	50.0	15:14	21
88	Martin Necas	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0		18:33	19
84	Brent Burns	D	1	0	1	+2	0	5	1	3		20:23	27
28	Ilya Solovyov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	1		17:50	24
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:19	19
18	Jack Drury	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	50.0	16:16	23
93	Zakhar Bardakov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	100.0	11:43	16
49	Samuel Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	9	0	0	3		18:09	22
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		17:14	21
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		17:06	23
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		15:03	21
95	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:02	18
54	Gavin Brindley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.3	13:53	16
82	Ivan Ivan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	28.6	9:37	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Scott Wedgewood	W	31	29	2	.935	60:00