Colorado AvalancheAvalanche31-3-7
1FinalJan 4, 2026
Florida PanthersPanthers22-16-3
2TVAltitude SportsStreamESPN+Scripps Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−148
FLA+124
Puck line
COL −1.5+164
FLA +1.5−198
Total O/U
Over 6.5−112
Under 6.5−108
- Puck line: Panthers +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Florida Panthers edged the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Jan 4, 2026 to move to 22-16-3.
The Panthers won despite being outshot 28-25.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
W: Tarasov · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
First Period
- FLAGoal · 6:27Sam Bennett Goal (14) Backhand, assists: none0-1
- COLGoal · 11:51Artturi Lehkonen Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Josh Manson (13), Brock Nelson (15)1-1
Second Period
- FLAGoal · 18:12Aaron Ekblad Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: none1-2
Team stats
COLFLA
- Shots
- 28
- 25
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.8
- 45.2
- Hits
- 15
- 25
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 9
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheFlorida Panthers
Goals
Artturi Lehkonen1
Aaron Ekblad1
Points
Artturi Lehkonen1
Aaron Ekblad1
Assists
Brock Nelson1
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Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 23:12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51.7 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 29:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ilya Solovyov D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 25 | 23 | .920 | 57:12 | 0 |
Panthers · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer LW | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Kunin C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61.9 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23.1 | 2 |
| Mackie Samoskevich RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jack Studnicka C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvis Balinskis D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26:57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Niko Mikkola D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Donovan Sebrango D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Panthers · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov G | 1 | 28 | 27 | .964 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Daniil Tarasov (FLA)
- Sam Bennett (FLA)
- Aaron Ekblad (FLA)
Game info
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
Attendance19,654
OfficialsLinesman: Jonny Murray · Linesman: Mark Shewchyk · Referee: TJ Luxmore · Referee: Pierre Lambert
TVAltitude Sports · local
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