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Colorado Avalanche at Utah Mammoth

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Colorado Avalanche
38-9-9
Final
4 - 2
Utah Mammoth
30-24-4

NHL-leading Avalanche beat Mammoth 4-2 in return from Olympic break

Colorado Avalanche vs. Utah Mammoth: Game Highlights

Parker Kelly, Victor Olofsson and Martin Necas also scored and Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves for Colorado in the first game for both teams following the three-week break for the OIympics.

Nelson scored on a slap shot to make it 3-1 with 7:40 left in the second. With Canadian Olympian Nathan MacKinnon sitting out for the Avs, Nelson moved up to center the top line with Necas and Gabriel Landeskog.

Dylan Guenther scored twice in the second for Utah. Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 shots for the Mammoth.

Kelly opened the scoring at 3:26 of the second, splitting two defenders and snapping the puck around Vejmelka’s side. Olofsson followed with another snap shot six minutes later.

Logan Cooley returned for Utah after missing 28 games because of a lower-body injury. Before his injury, Cooley had 23 points in Utah’s first 29 games and led the Mammoth with 14 goals. He assisted on Guenther’s second goal.

Up next Avalanche: Host Minnesota on Thursday night.

Mammoth: Host Minnesota on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 3:26 Parker Kelly Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Brent Burns (18), Josh Manson (20)
Goal 2nd Period 9:13 Victor Olofsson Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (23), Parker Kelly (10)
Goal 2nd Period 10:49 Dylan Guenther Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (30), Clayton Keller (38)
Goal 2nd Period 12:20 Brock Nelson Goal (30) Slap Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (16), Martin Necas (41)
Goal 2nd Period 13:20 Dylan Guenther Goal (27) Slap Shot, assists: Jack McBain (14), Logan Cooley (10)
Goal 2nd Period 17:17 Martin Necas Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (43), Valeri Nichushkin (23)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCOL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTA
17 Blocked Shots 15
11 Hits 21
7 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 30
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 5
33.3 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 43
39.4 Faceoff Win Percent 60.6
16 Giveaways 15
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6
Utah Mammoth Utah Mammoth Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Barrett Hayton, C Out Mar 26
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cale Makar, D Out Apr 1
Nicolas Roy, C Out Mar 30

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 49 15 108 10
Dallas 45 19 102 12
Minnesota 42 21 96 12
Utah 38 30 82 6
Nashville 34 31 77 9
Winnipeg 32 31 76 12
St. Louis 31 31 74 12
Chicago 27 34 68 14
Full Standings