New Jersey Devils @ Colorado Avalanche

32-22-6, 17-12-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	0	0	1	1
Avalanche COL	1	0	4	5

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

34-24-2, 17-10-2 Home

MacKinnon scores twice on power play, Blackwood stops 22 shots as Avalanche beat Devils 5-1

— Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Feb 27, 2025, 06:03 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	0	0	1	1
	Avalanche	1	0	4	5

1st Period			NJ	COL
8:54		Artturi Lehkonen (24) Assists: Martin Necas (45), Nathan MacKinnon (67)	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		NJ	COL
2:57	Nathan MacKinnon (22) (Power Play) Assists: Martin Necas (46), Cale Makar (43)	0	2
8:28	Jack Hughes (27) Assists: Luke Hughes (20)	1	2
14:14	Nathan MacKinnon (23) (Power Play) Assists: Cale Makar (44), Martin Necas (47)	1	3
16:40	Casey Mittelstadt (10) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (18), Ross Colton (4)	1	4
18:18	Logan O'Connor (7) Assists: Parker Kelly (9), Miles Wood (2)	1	5

Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Artturi Lehkonen Deflected Wide Left
Takeaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Artturi Lehkonen hit Justin Dowling
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot Wide Right
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jonathan Drouin hit Brenden Dillon
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Artturi Lehkonen hit Luke Hughes
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nathan Bastian
Cale Makar Tip-In Above Crossbar
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Jonathan Drouin Tripping against Jack Hughes
Joel Kiviranta faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Artturi Lehkonen Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Martin Necas (45), Nathan MacKinnon (67)
Martin Necas hit Brenden Dillon
Giveaway by Cale Makar
Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Oliver Kylington
Giveaway by Oliver Kylington
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
Samuel Girard Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Valeri Nichushkin hit Johnathan Kovacevic
Casey Mittelstadt Backhand Wide Left
Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Erik Haula
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Cale Makar Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Mackenzie Blackwood Delaying Game - Illegal play by goalie served by Jonathan Drouin
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Calvin de Haan Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brett Pesce shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
Devon Toews Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Valeri Nichushkin hit Brenden Dillon
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jack Drury faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Jack Drury faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Takeaway by Calvin de Haan
Sam Malinski hit Nathan Bastian
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Erik Haula
Nathan MacKinnon hit Tomas Tatar
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Cale Makar
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Ross Colton hit Dawson Mercer
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Parker Kelly hit Brett Pesce
Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Above Crossbar
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Devon Toews
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Cale Makar
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Drury Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Calvin de Haan hit Stefan Noesen
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
Giveaway by Devon Toews
Giveaway by Martin Necas
Takeaway by Oliver Kylington
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Jonathan Drouin Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Wide Right
Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Samuel Girard hit Jack Hughes
Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier shot blocked by Cale Makar
Martin Necas Slap Shot Wide Left
Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (46), Cale Makar (43)
Giveaway by Ross Colton
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Devon Toews
Ross Colton Tip-In Wide Right
Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Left
Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Parker Kelly hit Brett Pesce
Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Cale Makar Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Cale Makar
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Samuel Girard
Giveaway by Devon Toews
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Erik Haula
Sam Malinski Slap Shot Wide Right
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jack Hughes
Giveaway by Samuel Girard
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Timo Meier shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Samuel Girard hit Tomas Tatar
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Erik Haula
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jack Drury faceoff won against Erik Haula
Ross Colton hit Luke Hughes
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (23) Batted, assists: Cale Makar (44), Martin Necas (47)
Timo Meier shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
Stefan Noesen shot blocked by Calvin de Haan
Takeaway by Miles Wood
Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Ross Colton Tip-In Wide Right
Casey Mittelstadt Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Drouin (18), Ross Colton (4)
Martin Necas hit Brenden Dillon
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
Logan O'Connor Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Parker Kelly (9), Miles Wood (2)
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Tomas Tatar Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
Giveaway by Ondrej Palat
Icing
Justin Dowling hit Martin Necas
Goalie Stopped
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Devon Toews shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
Puck Frozen - Skater
Seamus Casey hit Miles Wood
Off-side
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Icing
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Puck in Netting
Off-side
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Right
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Left
Nathan Bastian hit Nathan MacKinnon
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Icing
Erik Haula faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Brenden Dillon hit Martin Necas
Dougie Hamilton hit Nathan MacKinnon
Puck in Netting
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Logan O'Connor
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Parker Kelly
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
Nico Hischier Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Stefan Noesen Hooking against Sam Malinski
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Puck in Crowd
Jack Hughes Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Martin Necas shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon hit Casey Mittelstadt
Devon Toews shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
TV Timeout
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jack Drury
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Right
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot Wide Right
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Takeaway by Nico Hischier
Puck in Netting
Dawson Mercer Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Giveaway by Tomas Tatar
Stefan Noesen hit Casey Mittelstadt
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Icing
Off-side
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Cale Makar shot blocked by Paul Cotter
Icing
Erik Haula faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tomas Tatar Tip-In Wide Left
Luke Hughes Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Brenden Dillon hit Ross Colton
Brenden Dillon hit Joel Kiviranta
Calvin de Haan shot blocked by Justin Dowling
Giveaway by Timo Meier
Johnathan Kovacevic hit Logan O'Connor
Puck in Netting
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Nico Hischier
Timo Meier hit Sam Malinski
Puck in Netting
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Hand Pass
Brett Pesce hit Joel Kiviranta
Giveaway by Erik Haula
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Puck in Netting
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Icing
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Giveaway by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen
Icing
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Hand Pass
Calvin de Haan shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
Takeaway by Nathan Bastian
Giveaway by Brett Pesce
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
High Stick
Paul Cotter hit Calvin de Haan
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jack Drury
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Timo Meier Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
Icing
Icing
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Puck in Benches
Goalie Stopped
Erik Haula faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Takeaway by Brett Pesce
Jack Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Luke Hughes Slashing against Artturi Lehkonen
Nathan Bastian hit Miles Wood
Paul Cotter hit Sam Malinski
Icing
Icing
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Off-side
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Puck in Crowd
Timo Meier hit Casey Mittelstadt
Icing
Icing
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon hit Martin Necas
Calvin de Haan shot blocked by Jack Hughes
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Ross Colton
Tomas Tatar hit Sam Malinski
Tomas Tatar Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Parker Kelly
Jack Hughes Goal (27) Slap Shot, assists: Luke Hughes (20)
Icing
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Ondrej Palat hit Artturi Lehkonen
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Icing
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Parker Kelly
Puck in Netting
Brenden Dillon hit Casey Mittelstadt
Justin Dowling Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Erik Haula
Off-side
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Ondrej Palat Tripping against Martin Necas
Jesper Bratt Backhand Wide Right
Timo Meier Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
Seamus Casey hit Casey Mittelstadt
Luke Hughes hit Ross Colton
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen
Icing
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Erik Haula

DEVILS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

Avalanche
4
Devils
0

Game 1

9/12

Devils
1
Avalanche
5

Game 2

27/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	35	15	6	76
Pittsburgh	28	15	12	68
NY Islanders	31	21	5	67
Columbus	28	20	7	63
Washington	28	23	7	63
Philadelphia	25	20	10	60
New Jersey	28	26	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	36	9	9	81
Minnesota	33	14	10	76
Dallas	33	14	9	75
Utah	29	23	4	62
Nashville	26	23	6	58
Chicago	22	25	9	53
Winnipeg	22	25	8	52
St. Louis	20	27	9	49

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New Jersey Devils @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Nathan MacKinnonC - COL

Martin NecasC - COL

Cale MakarD - COL

Game Information

MacKinnon scores twice on power play, Blackwood stops 22 shots as Avalanche beat Devils 5-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL wins 2-0

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