COL 1–2 ANA Final / SO · L
Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Wed, Jan 21, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 34-5-9
1–2
Final / SOL
Anaheim Ducks
ANA · 26-21-3
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT COL 09011118030141 ANA 041603031216 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
COL 34-5-9 · ANA 26-21-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Avalanche fell to the Ducks

The Avalanche created the better chances (5.0 to 1.8 expected goals) — and lost it in a shootout. Lukas Dostal stopped 4.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Avalanche created the better chances: 5.0 expected goals to 1.8, on 41 and 16 shots on goal.

COL 5.0 xG · 41 shots ANA 1.8 xG · 16 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.0 · 0.5
2nd 1.6 · 0.5
3rd · the swing 1.8 · 0.2
OT 0.6 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 89.
COL 89%ANA 11%

Goals and penalties

2 goals · 3 penalties
← Avalanche shoot this way Ducks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
02:43 Ross Johnston· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:50 Jack Drury· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
1
01:27 Jeffrey Viel
Cutter Gauthier, Radko Gudas · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
PEN
18:02 Drew Helleson· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
2
16:21 Artturi Lehkonen
Brock Nelson, Brent Burns · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
1–1
Shootout
1 Mikael Granlund Goal
2 Brock Nelson Save
3 Beckett Sennecke Save
4 Martin Necas Save
5 Cutter Gauthier Goal
Goaltending
+0.8
vs expected
15/16 saves · 1 GA · 1.8 xGA Stopped 0.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+4.0
vs expected
40/41 saves · 1 GA · 5.0 xGA Stopped 4.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team COLANA
Shots on goal
41
16
Expected goals
5.0
1.8
Hits
16
27
Blocks
28
16
Faceoffs
55%
45%
Power play
0/2
0/1
Penalty minutes
2
4
The Avalanche went 0-for-2 on the power play and killed all 1 Ducks power play.