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Necas Has Four Points, Blackwood Posts Shutout as Avalanche Beat Red Wings 4-0

Martin Necas scored twice and set up two goals, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 shots, and Colorado scored three power play goals in a 4-0 win over Detroit at Ball Arena.

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Necas Has Four Points, Blackwood Posts Shutout as Avalanche Beat Red Wings 4-0

Key points

  • Martin Necas scored twice and added two assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 at Ball Arena in…
  • Detroit had the better of the first period and held a 13-1 edge in shots late in the period.
  • Necas scored his second goal at 7:15 of the third period.

Martin Necas scored twice and added two assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 at Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar each finished with a goal and two assists, and Colorado scored all four goals after a scoreless first period.

Detroit start well, Colorado take over

Detroit had the better of the first period and held a 13-1 edge in shots late in the period. Colorado then put the next 15 shots on net and turned the game in the second period. Necas opened the scoring on the power play at 9:46 of the second, and MacKinnon doubled the lead on the power play at 12:30 of the second. Detroit goaltender Daniil Tarasov finished with 25 saves.

Necas scored his second goal at 7:15 of the third period. Makar closed the scoring at 9:45 of the third with Colorado's third power play goal of the night. The Avalanche power play produced three of the four goals, and Blackwood handled the rest. He stopped all 27 shots he faced, and Detroit never found a way past him after its strong first period.

A milestone night on the bench

The win came in Jared Bednar's 800th game as Colorado's head coach. Colorado improved to 9-6-2 with the result listed by Sportradar. Necas, MacKinnon and Makar each recorded at least three points, and the three combined on the scoresheet throughout the second and third periods.

Detroit fell to 7-7-3 in the same listing. The loss opened a four-game road trip for the Red Wings, who have now lost three games in a row and four of their past five. Detroit started the night with pressure and shots, but the game changed once Colorado's power play went to work in the second period, and the Red Wings did not score in the final two periods.

The numbers

The scoresheet shows how complete the Colorado performance was. Necas led all skaters with four points on two goals and two assists. MacKinnon and Makar had three points each. Blackwood's shutout was his first of the season, built on 27 saves across all three periods, including the early stretch when Detroit held the shot edge. Tarasov made 25 saves for Detroit and allowed four goals, three of them on the power play. Colorado finished the game with goals from three different scorers, and its three leading players on the night combined for ten points.

Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2026Detroit outshoot Colorado early and the first period ends scoreless at Ball Arena.
  2. Nov 7, 2026Necas and MacKinnon score power play goals in the second period and Colorado lead 2-0.
  3. Nov 7, 2026Necas scores again and Makar adds a third power play goal in the third as Colorado win 4-0.

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