Senators 4–6 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

Nathan MacKinnon

4 G, 1 A

9 shots · 22:51 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

3 A

2 shots · 29:05 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Alexandar Georgiev

41 saves

0.911 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:43

Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Cale Makar · beat Joonas Korpisalo

0–1

🏛️ Josh Norris PP Tying 1st · 15:13

Assists: Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–1

🏛️ Ridly Greig Go-ahead 1st · 15:28

Assists: Dominik Kubalik, Jakob Chychrun · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–1

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Tying 1st · 18:28

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin · beat Joonas Korpisalo

2–2

2nd period

🏛️ Jacob Bernard-Docker Go-ahead 2nd · 01:32

Assists: Jiri Smejkal, Mark Kastelic · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–2

🏛️ Drake Batherson 2nd · 14:47

Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko, Artem Zub · beat Alexandar Georgiev

4–2

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 2nd · 19:43

Unassisted · beat Joonas Korpisalo

4–3

3rd period

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP Tying 3rd · 06:16

Assists: Devon Toews, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Joonas Korpisalo

4–4

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:10

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Joonas Korpisalo

4–5

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Empty net 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin

4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Stützle · Norris · Giroux 20:48

L2 Tkachuk · Batherson · Tarasenko 20:08

L3 Kubalik · Greig · Kelly 13:42

L4 Smejkal · Crookshank · Kastelic 8:35

D1 Sanderson · Zub 23:16

D2 Chychrun · Brannstrom 18:12

D3 Hamonic · Bernard-Docker 13:20

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Nichushkin · Rantanen 22:57

L2 Wood · Drouin · O'Connor 15:49

L3 Kiviranta · Colton · Johansen 10:24

L4 Olofsson · MacDermid · Meyers 5:52

D1 Makar · Toews 26:50

D2 Byram · Manson 18:48

D3 Johnson · Malinski 12:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT COL🏔️

45 Shots on goal 39

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 4/5

17 Hits 25

7 Blocked shots 19

8 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 8.9% (4/45) COL shooting 15.4% (6/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Joonas Korpisalo

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 59:23 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

41/45

.911 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

OTT COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Senators

Senators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Mar 162023 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 5–4 Jan 142023 🏛️OTT @ 🏔️COL 0–7 Dec 42021 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 5–6 OT Nov 222021 🏛️OTT @ 🏔️COL 5–7 Feb 112020 🏛️OTT @ 🏔️COL 0–3

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Who won Senators vs Avalanche on December 21, 2023?

Avalanche won 6–4. The final score was Senators 4, Avalanche 6.

Who scored for Senators?

Drake Batherson, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Josh Norris, Ridly Greig.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon (4), Mikko Rantanen (2).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves on 45 shots (.911 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Senators vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏛️ Senators

BeforeDec 19 🏛️OTT @ 🌵ARI 3–4 AfterDec 23 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 4–5

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 19 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–3 AfterDec 23 🌵ARI @ 🏔️COL 1–4

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