New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Tuesday, October 28, 2025 · Ball Arena

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4–8

Final

SOG 30–42

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Devils 42-30.

Victor Olofsson scored a hat trick and Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Martin Necas, Zakhar Bardakov, Parker Kelly, Stefan Noesen, Dougie Hamilton, Dawson Mercer and Jack Hughes also scored.

Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves on 30 shots for the win; Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 of 42.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	0	4	0	4	30
COL	2	4	2	8	42

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Martin Necas (7)Cale Makar (9), Valeri Nichushkin (3)Hamilton 1:24 into shift0–101:24 COL · PPG
Zakhar Bardakov (1)Parker Kelly (2), Gavin Brindley (1)0–203:49 COL

2nd period

Victor Olofsson (1)Jack Ahcan (1), Gabriel Landeskog (3)Cotter 1:19 into shift0–302:31 COL
Nathan MacKinnon (8)Cale Makar (10), Victor Olofsson (6)Dillon 1:09 into shift0–407:11 COL · PPG
Parker Kelly (2)Ross Colton (4), Brent Burns (5)0–508:39 COL
Stefan Noesen (1)Paul Cotter (1)1–510:08 NJD
Dougie Hamilton (4)Jack Hughes (5), Luke Hughes (6)Toews 1:13 into shift2–511:48 NJD
Dawson Mercer (4)Nico Hischier (8), Timo Meier (6)3–513:42 NJD
Jack Hughes (9)Jesper Bratt (8)4–514:12 NJD
Nathan MacKinnon (9)Cale Makar (11), Victor Olofsson (7)Dillon 1:12 into shift4–615:24 COL · PPG

3rd period

Victor Olofsson (2)Nathan MacKinnon (8), Cale Makar (12)4–703:10 COL · PPG
Victor Olofsson (3)Jack Drury (2)Dillon 1:07 into shift4–817:38 COL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:24

0–1 · 1st 1:24 · Necas. Hamilton was 1:24 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNJD on iceCOL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 COL

1st 1:24 · PP · Necas

Long shift: Hamilton 1:24

Long shiftHamilton 1:24

0–2 COL

1st 3:49 · Bardakov

Noesen 0:33

Fresh legsNoesen 0:33

0–3 COL

2nd 2:31 · Olofsson

Long shift: Cotter 1:19

Long shiftCotter 1:19

0–4 COL

2nd 7:11 · PP · MacKinnon

Long shift: Dillon 1:09

Long shiftDillon 1:09

0–5 COL

2nd 8:39 · Kelly

Hughes 0:36

Fresh legsHughes 0:36

1–5 NJD

2nd 10:08 · Noesen

Drury 0:38

Fresh legsDrury 0:38

2–5 NJD

2nd 11:48 · Hamilton

Long shift: Toews 1:13

Long shiftToews 1:13

3–5 NJD

2nd 13:42 · Mercer

Lehkonen 0:55

NormalLehkonen 0:55

4–5 NJD

2nd 14:12 · Hughes

Burns 0:30

Fresh legsBurns 0:30

4–6 COL

2nd 15:24 · PP · MacKinnon

Long shift: Dillon 1:12

Long shiftDillon 1:12

4–7 COL

3rd 3:10 · PP · Olofsson

Dillon 0:37

Fresh legsDillon 0:37

4–8 COL

3rd 17:38 · Olofsson

Long shift: Dillon 1:07

Long shiftDillon 1:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NJDCOL

30Shots on goal42

49%Faceoff %51%

0/2Power play4/6

12Penalty minutes4

26Hits17

10Blocked shots15

14Giveaways21

1Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 00:18Jacob Markstrom · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 10:33Jonas Siegenthaler · interference2 min
1st 14:11Martin Necas · hooking2 min
2nd 06:02Stefan Noesen · cross checking2 min
2nd 06:13Dougie Hamilton · tripping2 min
2nd 14:54Timo Meier · tripping2 min
2nd 19:01Josh Manson · slashing2 min
3rd 02:33Luke Glendening · slashing2 min

Season series

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

86Jack HughesC	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	42	17:41
11Stefan NoesenR	1	0	1	-1	4	1	0	2	100	12:29
13Nico HischierC	0	1	1	+1	5	4	0	0	41	19:15
28Timo MeierR	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	2	100	14:41
47Paul CotterL	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0	100	13:40
63Jesper BrattL	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	15:00
91Dawson MercerC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	1	0	50	15:24
7Dougie HamiltonD	1	0	1	+3	2	0	0	2	–	19:37
43Luke HughesD	0	1	1	+3	1	1	3	0	–	20:55
14Luke GlendeningC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	38	13:37
16Connor BrownR	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	33	16:26
18Ondrej PalatL	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	11:13
81Arseny GritsyukR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:35
83Juho LammikkoC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	78	11:08
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	–	19:54
17Simon NemecD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	19:09
24Seamus CaseyD	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	–	17:54
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	–	19:12

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG	L	42	34	8	.810	59:48
34Jake AllenG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

95Victor OlofssonL	3	2	5	-1	7	0	0	0	–	14:31
8Cale MakarD	0	4	4	0	4	1	1	0	–	25:13
29Nathan MacKinnonC	2	1	3	-1	5	2	0	0	53	19:56
17Parker KellyC	1	1	2	+2	3	2	3	0	–	13:02
13Valeri NichushkinR	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	20:00
18Jack DruryC	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	0	33	14:59
20Ross ColtonC	0	1	1	+1	3	2	1	0	–	13:23
54Gavin BrindleyC	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	11:16
88Martin NecasC	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	2	100	19:53
92Gabriel LandeskogL	0	1	1	-1	1	2	1	0	50	12:50
93Zakhar BardakovC	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	0	46	08:38
15Jack AhcanD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	–	13:19
84Brent BurnsD	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	18:33
11Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	64	17:32
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	–	16:22
7Devon ToewsD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	23:29
42Josh MansonD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	–	16:47
70Sam MalinskiD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	0	–	16:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Mackenzie BlackwoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Scott WedgewoodG	W	30	26	4	.867	59:39