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Blues vs Avalanche

Final · Wed Dec 31 · 9:00 PM ET · Ball Arena

St. Louis BluesBlues15-18-8
1
FinalDec 31, 2025
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche30-2-7
6
TVAltitude SportsFanDuel SN MWStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
STL+285
COL−360
Puck line
STL +1.5+124
COL −1.5−148
Total O/U
Over 6.5+114
Under 6.5−135
  • Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).

Recap

The Colorado Avalanche routed the St. Louis Blues 6-1 at Ball Arena in Denver on Dec 31, 2025, a 5-goal win to move to 30-2-7.

The Avalanche have won 6 straight. They scored 4 unanswered goals in the first period.

Score by period

St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, score by period
Team123T
STL0011
COL4116

W: Blackwood · L: Binnington

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. COLGoal · 1:00Valeri Nichushkin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (18), Brock Nelson (14)0-1
  2. COLGoal · 3:13Nathan MacKinnon Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Manson (11), Devon Toews (12)0-2
  3. COLGoal · 3:26Valeri Nichushkin Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Manson (12), Brent Burns (15)0-3
  4. COLGoal · 4:39Nathan MacKinnon Goal (34) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (32), Gabriel Landeskog (15)0-4

Second Period

  1. COLGoal · 9:41Brock Nelson Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (33), Nathan MacKinnon (35)0-5

Third Period

  1. STLGoal · 14:32Dalibor Dvorsky Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Kessel (1)1-5
  2. COLGoal · 16:06Valeri Nichushkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (19), Nathan MacKinnon (36)1-6

Team stats

STLCOL
Shots
13
43
Power Play Goals
0
1
Faceoff Win Percent
46.2
53.8
Hits
22
6
Blocked Shots
24
7
Penalty Minutes
6
6

Top performers

St. Louis BluesColorado Avalanche

Goals

Dalibor Dvorsky1
Valeri Nichushkin3

Assists

Matthew Kessel1
Nathan MacKinnon2

Points

Dalibor Dvorsky1
Nathan MacKinnon4

Player stats

Blues · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jonatan Berggren RW010014:2100000.00
Pavel Buchnevich LW201-116:4700000.00
Dalibor Dvorsky RW020115:49102055.60
Robby Fabbri C120-113:0800000.00
Jordan Kyrou RW001014:090020100.00
Jake Neighbours LW310-313:5100000.04
Brayden Schenn C040-215:22001041.20
Jimmy Snuggerud RW300-315:3000100.00
Otto Stenberg C321113:33002040.00
Oskar Sundqvist C010-114:41000042.90
Robert Thomas C200-217:56000050.00
Alexey Toropchenko RW040-114:0000000.00

Blues · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Philip Broberg D100-322:0900000.00
Justin Faulk D200-121:5300100.02
Cam Fowler D100-119:2900100.00
Matthew Kessel D320016:0301100.00
Colton Parayko D221-320:1800100.00
Tyler Tucker D110015:5700100.00

Blues · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jordan Binnington G64337.86059:390

Avalanche · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zakhar Bardakov C111013:2700200.02
Gavin Brindley C000011:50000050.00
Ross Colton C010-112:5400200.00
Jack Drury C000-113:58000050.00
Parker Kelly C200016:39003038.52
Gabriel Landeskog LW011214:08010072.70
Artturi Lehkonen LW010314:4401000.00
Nathan MacKinnon C000317:12227070.00
Martin Necas C001217:1101500.00
Brock Nelson C001216:48111064.30
Valeri Nichushkin RW110317:0530600.00
Victor Olofsson LW000-111:3900000.00

Avalanche · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Brent Burns D000118:0601300.00
Samuel Girard D100120:2600200.00
Cale Makar D000120:5901200.00
Sam Malinski D110119:4701300.00
Josh Manson D100217:5902300.02
Devon Toews D001219:3301400.00

Avalanche · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Mackenzie Blackwood G11312.92359:350

Three stars

  1. Valeri Nichushkin (COL)
  2. Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
  3. Brock Nelson (COL)

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