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2024-25 regular season

Avalanche at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 7–3 at Nationwide Arena on April 3, 2025.

COL – CBJ
32–30
Shots on goal
1/2–0/3
Power play
15–22
Hits
20–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 21:33 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Charlie Coyle
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 14:55 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:31 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 1st · 03:25
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews · beat Elvis Merzlikins
1–0
🧥 Sean Monahan Tying 1st · 06:35
Assists: Dante Fabbro, Dmitri Voronkov · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–1
🏔️ Brock Nelson Go-ahead 1st · 18:05
Assists: Cale Makar, Devon Toews · beat Elvis Merzlikins
2–1
2nd period
🧥 Zach Aston-Reese Tying 2nd · 04:16
Unassisted · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–2
🧥 Boone Jenner Go-ahead 2nd · 07:56
Assists: Jack Johnson, Kent Johnson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–3
🏔️ Charlie Coyle Tying 2nd · 12:39
Assists: Miles Wood, Erik Johnson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
3–3
🏔️ Parker Kelly Go-ahead 2nd · 14:02
Assists: Jack Drury · beat Elvis Merzlikins
4–3
🏔️ Cale Makar PP 2nd · 19:22
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Charlie Coyle · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–3
3rd period
🏔️ Devon Toews 3rd · 04:01
Assists: Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Elvis Merzlikins
6–3
🏔️ Miles Wood 3rd · 05:49
Assists: Charlie Coyle · beat Elvis Merzlikins
7–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 MacKinnon · Nelson · Nichushkin 17:31
L2 Lehkonen · Colton · Coyle 15:00
L3 Vesey · Kelly · O'Connor 13:19
L4 Kiviranta · Wood · Drury 11:35
D1 Lindgren · Makar 22:09
D2 Toews · Malinski 19:54
D3 Johnson · Middleton 16:42
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Jenner · Johnson · Marchenko 20:03
L2 Voronkov · Monahan · Fantilli 18:14
L3 Kunin · Kuraly · Sillinger 12:31
L4 Aston-Reese · Danforth · Olivier 10:27
D1 Werenski · Provorov 24:42
D2 Fabbro · Mateychuk 17:52
D3 Gudbranson · Johnson 15:03

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL CBJ🧥
32 Shots on goal 30
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
15 Hits 22
20 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 4
18 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 4
COL shooting 21.9% (7/32) CBJ shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
21/28
.750 SV% · 7 GA · 45:49 TOI
Daniil Tarasov Shutout
4/4
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 14:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 03:25 · 1–0 Sean Monahan · 1st 06:35 · 1–1 Brock Nelson · 1st 18:05 · 2–1 Zach Aston-Reese · 2nd 04:16 · 2–2 Boone Jenner · 2nd 07:56 · 2–3 Charlie Coyle · 2nd 12:39 · 3–3 Parker Kelly · 2nd 14:02 · 4–3 Cale Makar · 2nd 19:22 · 5–3 Devon Toews · 3rd 04:01 · 6–3 Miles Wood · 3rd 05:49 · 7–3
COL CBJ
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-1-2 (81% win rate, 16 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-11 (0% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 5–3
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 15-0-1 (94% win rate, 16 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-11 (0% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 122024 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 6–4 Apr 12024 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 1–4 Mar 222024 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 1–6 Nov 52022 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 5–1 Nov 42022 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 3–6
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Who won Avalanche vs Blue Jackets on April 3, 2025?

Avalanche won 7–3. The final score was Avalanche 7, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brock Nelson, Cale Makar, Charlie Coyle, Devon Toews, Miles Wood, Nathan MacKinnon, Parker Kelly.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Boone Jenner, Sean Monahan, Zach Aston-Reese.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves on 28 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 2 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 3–2 AfterApr 5 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 4–5
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeApr 1 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–8 AfterApr 5 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 0–5
Also on April 3
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