Ottawa SenatorsSenators20-18-5
2FinalJan 8, 2026
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche32-4-7
8TVAltitude SportsKTVD-TV (My20)StreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
OTT+235
COL−290
Puck line
OTT +1.5−108
COL −1.5−112
Total O/U
Over 6.5−125
Under 6.5+105
- Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (10 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 8-2 at Ball Arena in Denver on Jan 8, 2026, a 6-goal win to move to 32-4-7.
The Avalanche scored 2 power-play goals. They outscored the Senators 6-1 in the second period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| COL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Merilainen
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 10:11Josh Manson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ross Colton (12), Brock Nelson (16)0-1
- COLGoal · 17:14Nathan MacKinnon Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (35), Sam Malinski (20)0-2
Second Period
- COLGoal · 2:35Cale Makar Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (40), Josh Manson (14)0-3
- OTTGoal · 5:08Shane Pinto Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (21), Jake Sanderson (24)1-3
- COLGoal · 11:46Martin Necas Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (41), Cale Makar (37)1-4
- COLGoal · 12:03Brent Burns Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Manson (15), Ross Colton (13)1-5
- COLGoal · 14:23Brock Nelson Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (42), Cale Makar (38)1-6
- COLGoal · 16:48Josh Manson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (7), Zakhar Bardakov (6)1-7
- COLGoal · 18:04Brock Nelson Goal (21) Slap Shot, assists: Ilya Solovyov (2), Ross Colton (14)1-8
Third Period
- OTTGoal · 7:03Brady Tkachuk Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (6)2-8
Team stats
OTTCOL
- Shots
- 31
- 34
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 45.9
- 54.1
- Hits
- 38
- 12
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 21
- Penalty Minutes
- 42
- 16
Top performers
Ottawa SenatorsColorado Avalanche
Goals
Brady Tkachuk1
Josh Manson2
Assists
Tyler Kleven1
Nathan MacKinnon3
Points
Brady Tkachuk1
Josh Manson4
Player stats
Senators · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Drake Batherson RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Cousins C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Lars Eller C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 12 |
| David Perron LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Tim Stutzle C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Brady Tkachuk LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 15:04 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Fabian Zetterlund LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Senators · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot D | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Sanderson D | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 20:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artem Zub D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Senators · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leevi Merilainen G | 3 | 18 | 15 | .833 | 42:35 | 0 |
| Mads Sogaard G | 5 | 16 | 11 | .688 | 17:25 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Ivan Ivan C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:09 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19:25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 |
| Ilya Solovyov D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 31 | 29 | .935 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Josh Manson (COL)
- Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
- Brock Nelson (COL)
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance18,092
OfficialsLinesman: Travis Gawryletz · Referee: Chris Lee · Linesman: Kilian McNamara · Referee: Stephen Hiff
TVAltitude Sports · localKTVD-TV (My20) · local
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