COL 6–1 STL

Final · W

Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Colorado Avalanche

COL · 2-0-0

6–1

FinalW

St. Louis Blues

STL · 1-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT COL 21547014636 STL 04011111126 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 ·Next: Wed, Oct 7 at WPG

COL 2-0-0 · STL 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 · Next: Wed at WPG

Avalanche beat the Blues

The Avalanche earned it: 4.1 expected goals to 1.4, and a 6–1 win to show for it. Jordan Binnington allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starMartin Necas

COL · C · #88 2 G · 1 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

The Avalanche created the better chances: 4.1 expected goals to 1.4, on 36 and 26 shots on goal.

COL 4.1 xG · 36 shots STL 1.4 xG · 26 shots

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1

2

3

4

1st · the swing 1.6 · 0.4

2nd 1.2 · 0.3

3rd 1.4 · 0.7

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 88.

COL 88%STL 12%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 6 penalties

← Avalanche shoot this way Blues shoot this way →

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

1st period

1

04:09

Cale Makar

Martin Necas, Nathan MacKinnon · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

09:20

Zach Dean· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

2

13:12

Martin Necas GWG

Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen · snap shot, a good chance (21%)

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

3

05:38

Josh Manson

Nicolas Roy, Parker Kelly · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in

3–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

06:18

Nicolas Roy· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

4

11:40

Artturi Lehkonen

Unassisted · snap shot, a good chance (17%)

4–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

12:52

Brent Burns· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:03

Dalibor Dvorsky· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

5

18:02

Nicolas Roy

Parker Kelly, Josh Manson · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)

5–0 ▶ Watch ↗

6

18:25

Martin Necas GWG

Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon · backhand shot, a great chance (28%)

6–0 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

7

02:34

Dalibor Dvorsky

Theo Lindstein · backhand shot, a good chance (13%)

6–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

07:04

Zach Dean· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

12:31

Dillon Dube· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Martin Necas

COL · C · #88 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A ★ 2nd star

Nathan MacKinnon

COL · C · #29 0 G · 3 A · 3 P0G 3A ★ 3rd star

Artturi Lehkonen

COL · LW · #62 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Mackenzie Blackwood

COL

+0.5

vs expected

25/26 saves · 1 GA · 1.5 xGA Stopped 0.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Jordan Binnington

STL

−1.9

vs expected

30/36 saves · 6 GA · 4.1 xGA Allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team COLSTL

Shots on goal

36

26

Expected goals

4.1

1.4

Hits

16

28

Blocks

15

14

Faceoffs

56%

44%

Power play

0/4

0/2

Penalty minutes

4

8

The Avalanche went 0-for-4 on the power play and killed all 2 Blues 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
13T.J. HughesT. HughesRW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19:56	19	67%	0	1	0	0.3
62Artturi LehkonenA. LehkonenLW	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	2	19:26	26	—	0	1	1	0.2
88Martin NecasM. NecasC	2	1	3	+4	0	4	1	0	19:21	22	—	0	0	0	0.8
91Nazem KadriN. KadriC	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	18:27	23	60%	0	3	0	0.3
29Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnonC	0	3	3	+3	0	4	0	0	18:16	23	50%	0	0	0	0.7
11Brock NelsonB. NelsonC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16:11	22	56%	0	0	0	0.2
17Parker KellyP. KellyC	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	2	15:31	21	—	0	1	1	0.0
9Fedor SvechkovF. SvechkovC	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	15:05	20	67%	0	1	0	0.2
92Gabriel LandeskogG. LandeskogLW	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	14:35	17	60%	0	0	0	0.0
71Jaden SchwartzJ. SchwartzLW	0	0	0	−1	0	4	0	1	14:14	19	—	0	0	0	0.3
10Nicolas RoyN. RoyC	1	1	2	+1	2	3	3	1	12:53	18	57%	0	2	1	0.3

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
8Cale MakarC. MakarD	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	20:04	20	—	0	0	0	0.1
7Devon ToewsD. ToewsD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	18:55	24	—	0	1	1	0.0
27Brett KulakB. KulakD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	16:48	21	—	0	2	0	0.0
42Josh MansonJ. MansonD	1	1	2	+4	0	2	3	1	16:36	18	—	0	1	0	0.2
70Sam MalinskiS. MalinskiD	0	0	0	+4	0	1	0	1	15:37	19	—	0	1	0	0.4
84Brent BurnsB. BurnsD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	0	0	13:10	18	—	0	1	0	0.1
47Noah JuulsenN. JuulsenD	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	10:55	15	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
39Mackenzie BlackwoodM. BlackwoodG	25	26	1	.962	21/22	3/3	1/1	60:00	✓	+0.5

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
18Robert ThomasR. ThomasC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	1	16:30	20	33%	0	1	1	0.3
22Pius SuterP. SuterC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	16:14	21	36%	0	1	0	0.0
89Pavel BuchnevichP. BuchnevichLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15:43	21	—	0	1	0	0.1
81Dylan HollowayD. HollowayLW	0	0	0	−3	0	2	3	1	15:35	20	—	0	0	0	0.1
77Connor McMichaelC. McMichaelLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15:19	21	—	0	0	0	0.0
83Mason McTavishM. McTavishC	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	14:57	18	67%	0	0	0	0.3
21Jimmy SnuggerudJ. SnuggerudRW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	3	0	14:51	19	—	0	1	0	0.0
29Jonatan BerggrenJ. BerggrenRW	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	0	14:48	19	—	0	0	0	0.0
63Jake NeighboursJ. NeighboursLW	0	0	0	−1	0	1	5	2	13:43	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
65Dillon DubeD. DubeC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	0	13:16	21	—	0	0	0	0.0
52Zach DeanZ. DeanC	0	0	0	−2	4	0	2	0	12:37	21	33%	0	0	0	0.0
15Dalibor DvorskyD. DvorskyRW	1	0	1	−1	2	3	0	0	12:17	19	40%	0	0	0	0.3

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
17Cam FowlerC. FowlerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	23:24	24	—	0	1	0	0.0
55Colton ParaykoC. ParaykoD	0	0	0	−3	0	2	3	3	20:45	26	—	0	0	0	0.1
6Philip BrobergP. BrobergD	0	0	0	−4	0	3	1	1	20:16	28	—	0	0	0	0.0
36Adam JiricekA. JiricekD	0	0	0	−2	0	1	2	1	19:43	23	—	0	2	1	0.1
25Brandon CarloB. CarloD	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	17:36	22	—	0	2	0	0.0
4Theo LindsteinT. LindsteinD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	1	14:26	19	—	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
50Jordan BinningtonJ. BinningtonG	30	36	6	.833	22/28	8/8	0/0	60:00	✓	−1.9

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Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played

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PointsRyan Otto

4 pts · $33.0M

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HitsRyan Otto

13 hits · $25.2M

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GoaliesRyan Otto

51 saves · $7.5M

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