COL 4–1 UTA

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Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Sun, Sep 20, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Colorado Avalanche

COL · 1-0-0

4–1

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Utah Mammoth

UTA · 0-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT COL 061635417 UTA 00000010 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

COL 1-0-0 · UTA 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat the Mammoth

The Avalanche were outchanced (2.6 to 1.8 expected goals) but won 4–1 anyway. Michael Hrabal allowed 2.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first star

COL · C · #54 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Mammoth created the better chances: 2.6 expected goals to 1.8, on 24 and 17 shots on goal.

COL 1.8 xG · 17 shots UTA 2.6 xG · 24 shots

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1

2

1st 0.6 · 0.1

2nd 0.7 · 1.3

3rd 0.5 · 1.2

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 36.

COL 36%UTA 64%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 12 penalties

← Avalanche shoot this way Mammoth shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

06:45

John Marino· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:00

John Marino· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

PEN

05:43

Gabriel Landeskog· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

06:42

Vincent Trocheck· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

08:54

Beckett Hamilton

Martin Necas · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

15:27

Yegor Borikov

, · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (26%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

3

01:52

GWG

Nazem Kadri · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

01:52

Bench· Delaying game unsuccessful challenge

Killed

2 min
Bench minor

4

02:27

Brock Nelson PP

Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

3–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

05:56

Vincent Trocheck· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:46

· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:46

Maveric Lamoureux· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:46

· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:46

Devon Toews· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:46

Michael Carcone· Cross-checking

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:14

Taylor Makar· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

5

17:27

Taylor Makar

, T.J. Hughes · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)

4–1 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

COL · C · #54 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

★ 2nd star

Beckett Hamilton

COL · C · #72 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Taylor Makar

COL · LW · #16 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Ilya Nabokov

COL

+0.4

vs expected

16/17 saves · 1 GA · 1.4 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Mackenzie Blackwood

COL

+0.4

vs expected

7/7 saves · 0 GA · 0.4 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Team COLUTA

Shots on goal

17

24

Expected goals

1.8

2.6

Hits

17

0

Blocks

20

0

Faceoffs

100%

0%

Power play

1/0

0/5

Penalty minutes

10

0

The Avalanche killed all 5 Mammoth power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
62Artturi LehkonenA. LehkonenLW	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	18:34	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
13T.J. HughesT. HughesRW	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	18:22	21	100%	0	2	1	0.0
11Brock NelsonB. NelsonC	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17:34	20	29%	1	2	0	0.1
54 . C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	0	15:43	18	—	0	1	0	0.3
88Martin NecasM. NecasC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	15:25	17	—	0	1	1	0.0
91Nazem KadriN. KadriC	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	14:42	19	27%	0	1	0	0.2
71J. SchwartzJ. SchwartzLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14:25	18	100%	0	0	0	0.0
14M. DiMarsicoM. DiMarsicoC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14:06	14	—	0	0	0	0.1
92Gabriel LandeskogG. LandeskogLW	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	14:01	15	—	0	0	0	0.1
72Beckett HamiltonB. HamiltonC	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	13:16	15	27%	0	0	0	0.3
85 . C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	12:36	14	40%	0	3	1	0.1
16Taylor MakarT. MakarLW	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	12:08	16	—	0	0	0	0.3

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
7Devon ToewsD. ToewsD	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	22:22	22	—	0	0	0	0.1
84B. BurnsB. BurnsD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20:18	20	—	0	2	0	0.1
28A. GagneA. GagneD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	0	18:28	21	—	0	0	1	0.0
2S. BehrensS. BehrensD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	18:03	22	—	0	0	0	0.0
3D. FensoreD. FensoreD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	17:30	21	—	0	2	1	0.0
42J. MansonJ. MansonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16:27	21	—	0	3	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Ilya NabokovI. NabokovG	16	17	1	.941	10/11	6/6	0/0	30:30		+0.4
39Mackenzie BlackwoodM. BlackwoodG	7	7	0	1.000	5/5	2/2	0/0	29:30		+0.4

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
67L. CrouseL. CrouseLW	0	0	0	−1	0	4	3	1	19:24	24	—	0	3	1	0.8
16Vincent TrocheckV. TrocheckC	0	0	0	−2	4	2	2	2	18:24	24	67%	0	1	0	0.2
50D. ButD. ButLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	16:33	20	—	0	1	0	0.1
56K. YamamotoK. YamamotoRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	15:38	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
93 . C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	14:53	21	78%	0	1	0	0.4
86J. RoyJ. RoyRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	13:48	18	—	0	2	0	0.1
53Michael CarconeM. CarconeLW	0	0	0	−1	2	1	2	0	13:46	17	—	0	0	0	0.2
65Yegor BorikovY. BorikovRW	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0	12:57	20	—	0	0	0	0.3
62B. McCartneyB. McCartneyLW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	1	12:39	18	—	0	3	0	0.2
18C. DesnoyersC. DesnoyersC	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	12:37	18	67%	0	0	0	0.0
13B. TanevB. TanevLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	6	1	12:24	19	—	0	1	0	0.0
21K. RooneyK. RooneyC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	1	1	12:12	19	71%	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
6John MarinoJ. MarinoD	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	24:26	28	—	0	0	0	0.0
84 . D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	22:44	24	—	0	3	1	0.1
57N. DeSimoneN. DeSimoneD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	1	19:15	27	—	0	2	0	0.1
10Maveric LamoureuxM. LamoureuxD	0	0	0	−1	2	1	1	2	19:09	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
47M. PšeničkaM. PšeničkaD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	1	15:38	19	—	0	0	0	0.0
94G. BiberG. BiberD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	2	14:58	20	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Michael HrabalM. HrabalG	2	5	3	.400	0/2	2/3	0/0	20:00		−2.4
33Sebastian CossaS. CossaG	11	12	1	.917	9/10	1/1	1/1	40:00		−0.1

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