Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Saturday, January 31, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
ABC · SN
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Avalanche 28-21.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Brent Burns, Ross Colton and Parker Kelly also scored.
Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves on 28 shots for the win; John Gibson stopped 13 of 17.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brent Burns (9)Nathan MacKinnon (51), Valeri Nichushkin (19)1–006:44 COL
Nathan MacKinnon (39)Artturi Lehkonen (22)2–010:03 COL
2nd period
Ross Colton (7)Brock Nelson (20), Josh Manson (19)3–001:24 COL- Nathan MacKinnon (40)Artturi Lehkonen (23)4–013:33 COL
3rd period
Parker Kelly (12)Joel Kiviranta (5), Jack Drury (11)Gustafsson 1:38 into shift5–007:35 COL
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
5–0 · 3rd 7:35 · Kelly. Gustafsson was 1:38 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 COL
1st 6:44 · Burns
Johansson 0:46
2–0 COL
1st 10:03 · MacKinnon
Johansson 0:54
3–0 COL
2nd 1:24 · Colton
Kane 0:44
4–0 COL
2nd 13:33 · MacKinnon
Bernard-Docker 0:39
5–0 COL
3rd 7:35 · Kelly
Stuck out there: Gustafsson 1:38
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
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
Penalties
- 1st 07:31
Josh Manson · holding2 min - 1st 15:45Parker Kelly · tripping2 min
- 2nd 02:40
Erik Gustafsson · tripping2 min - 2nd 17:13J.T. Compher · tripping2 min
- 2nd 19:52Brock Nelson · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 19:52J.T. Compher · roughing2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 21:36 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 18:41 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:38 |
| 13Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 22:57 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:20 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:38 |
| 20Ross ColtonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:56 |
| 94Joel KivirantaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:35 |
| 42Josh MansonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:48 |
| 84Brent BurnsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:52 |
| 16Taylor MakarL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:01 |
| 54Gavin BrindleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:07 |
| 93Zakhar BardakovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:14 |
| 95Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:32 |
| 8Cale MakarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 26:30 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 |
| 67Keaton MiddletonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:55 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 20:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | W | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 18Andrew CoppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:25 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:07 |
| 22Mason AppletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:46 |
| 23Lucas RaymondL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:44 |
| 27Michael RasmussenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:26 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:54 |
| 58Emmitt FinnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 71Dylan LarkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 19:11 |
| 85Elmer SoderblomL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:56 |
| 88Patrick KaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 |
| 92Marco KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:33 |
| 93Alex DeBrincatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:34 |
| 8Ben ChiarotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:56 |
| 20Albert JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:44 |
| 25Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:44 |
| 44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:25 |
| 53Moritz SeiderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:26 |
| 56Erik GustafssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:06 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36John GibsonG | L | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 40:00 |
| 39Cam TalbotG | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 20:00 |