NHL

Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche

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Ottawa Senators
4-4-0
Final
4 - 5
Colorado Avalanche
5-4-0

O'Connor, Colton score quick goals to live Avs past Senators, 5-4

Ross Colton lights the lamp for Avalanche

Nikolai Kovalenko scored his first NHL goal for Colorado, which had to survive a furious rally from Ottawa to get its second win at home. Josh Manson scored his first goal of the season for the Avalanche, who have bounced back from an 0-4-0 start to the season.

The Senators trailed 2-0 when Brady Tkachuk and Nick Cousins scored 2:08 apart midway through the third. O’Connor and Colton answered to restore the two-goal lead but Claude Giroux answered at 16:48.

Ottawa pulled Anton Forsberg for an extra skater and Nathan MacKinnon scored into an empty net at 18:45. Giroux’s second of the night made it a one-goal game in the final 13 seconds.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa has been able to score goals but not win. The Senators nearly rallied from three down Friday night in Dallas and couldn’t finish a comeback Sunday night.

Avalanche: Goalie Justus Annunen has been in net for Colorado's last four wins and has seemingly taken over the No. 1 spot from struggling Alexandar Georgiev. Annunen made 26 saves

Key moment The Senators played musical goaltenders early in the second period. Forsberg went to the bench with an equipment problem that wasn’t quickly resolved, so Linus Ullmark came in. Forsberg returned at the next stoppage but left less than two minutes later. He returned midway through the period.

Key stat MacKinnon has a point in all nine games to start the season for the second time in his career. He also did it in the 2017-18 season.

Up next The Senators return home to play St. Louis on Tuesday night while the Avalanche host Chicago on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:52 Nikolai Kovalenko Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (5), Nathan MacKinnon (11)
Goal 2nd Period 19:42 Josh Manson Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (6), Samuel Girard (4)
Goal 3rd Period 9:15 Brady Tkachuk Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (1), Nick Cousins (1)
Goal 3rd Period 11:23 Nick Cousins Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Brady Tkachuk (6), Tim Stützle (7)
Goal 3rd Period 13:29 Logan O'Connor Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (7), Samuel Girard (5)
Goal 3rd Period 15:01 Ross Colton Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (13)
Goal 3rd Period 16:48 Claude Giroux Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (5), Thomas Chabot (3)
Goal 3rd Period 18:45 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (10)
Goal 3rd Period 19:50 Claude Giroux Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (4), Brady Tkachuk (7)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 8
38 Hits 20
4 Takeaways 4
30 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 24
55.6 Faceoff Win Percent 44.4
15 Giveaways 14
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brent Burns, D Out Sep 20
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,020 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0
Toronto 0 0 0 0
Montreal 0 0 0 0
Florida 0 0 0 0
Buffalo 0 0 0 0
Detroit 0 0 0 0
Ottawa 0 0 0 0
Boston 0 0 0 0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Dallas 1 0 2 0
St. Louis 0 0 1 1
Colorado 0 0 0 0
Winnipeg 0 0 0 0
Nashville 0 0 0 0
Chicago 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0 0
Full Standings