Avalanche 4–1 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Oct 16, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

2 G

4 shots · 17:21 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Cale Makar

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:19 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Brock Nelson

1 G

2 shots · 16:46 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🧥 Ivan Provorov Go-ahead 2nd · 01:36

Assists: Kirill Marchenko · beat Scott Wedgewood

0–1

🏔️ Cale Makar Tying 2nd · 10:34

Assists: Martin Necas, Artturi Lehkonen · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–1

🏔️ Brock Nelson Go-ahead 2nd · 11:46

Assists: Brent Burns, Josh Manson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–1

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Sam Malinski, Victor Olofsson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

3–1

3rd period

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Empty net 3rd · 18:07

Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Lehkonen · Necas · MacKinnon 18:24

L2 Landeskog · Nelson · Nichushkin 16:46

L3 Olofsson · Drury · Colton 12:57

L4 Kiviranta · Kelly · Brindley 10:29

D1 Toews · Makar 23:34

D2 Burns · Manson 20:12

D3 Malinski · Solovyov 15:10

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Jenner · Monahan · Marchenko 18:30

L2 Johnson · Fantilli · Olivier 17:08

L3 Voronkov · Coyle · Sillinger 15:47

L4 Lundestrom · Aston-Reese · Chinakhov 9:00

D1 Werenski · Provorov 25:40

D2 Severson · Fabbro 21:06

D3 Mateychuk · Christiansen 11:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL CBJ🧥

36 Shots on goal 23

13 Hits 12

14 Blocked shots 20

6 Takeaways 2

20 Giveaways 22

4 Penalty minutes 2

COL shooting 11.1% (4/36) CBJ shooting 4.3% (1/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Scott Wedgewood

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 58:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

COL CBJ

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Apr 32025 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 7–3 Oct 122024 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 6–4 Apr 12024 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 1–4 Mar 222024 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 1–6 Nov 52022 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 5–1

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Who won Avalanche vs Blue Jackets on October 16, 2025?

Avalanche won 4–1. The final score was Avalanche 4, Blue Jackets 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Valeri Nichushkin (2), Brock Nelson, Cale Makar.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Ivan Provorov.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeOct 13 🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterOct 18 🐻BOS @ 🏔️COL 1–4

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeOct 13 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterOct 18 ⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ 2–3

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