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Denver, Colorado: Avalanche Score Four in the Third Period to Beat the Devils 5-2 at Ball Arena

Nazem Kadri and Parker Kelly scored 1 minute, 2 seconds apart early in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 in Denver on Wednesday night to end the Devils' four-game winning streak.

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Denver, Colorado: Avalanche Score Four in the Third Period to Beat the Devils 5-2 at Ball Arena

Key points

  • The Colorado Avalanche scored four goals in the third period and beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday night.
  • New Jersey scored first, short-handed, in the first period.
  • Colorado outshot New Jersey 21-6 in the second period and tied the game on its second power play.

The Colorado Avalanche scored four goals in the third period and beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday night. The win ended New Jersey's four-game winning streak. Colorado improved to 7-5-1, and New Jersey fell to 8-5-0.

New Jersey scored first, short-handed, in the first period. Connor Brown stole a Nathan MacKinnon pass in the New Jersey zone, skated down the right side, and his pass attempt through the slot deflected off Cale Makar's skate and through Mackenzie Blackwood's pads at 12:21. It was the fourth short-handed goal Colorado has allowed this season.

Landeskog ties it in the second

Colorado outshot New Jersey 21-6 in the second period and tied the game on its second power play. Jaden Schwartz sent the puck through the slot to Gabriel Landeskog, and Landeskog stuffed it inside the post at 10:58. New Jersey got its first power-play chance late in the period and then a 5-on-3 advantage when Brent Burns was called for tripping with 32 seconds left, but the Avalanche killed off both minors and kept the game tied at 1-1.

Colorado lost defenseman Josh Manson to a lower-body injury late in the first period. Manson twisted awkwardly along the boards while battling for the puck. He did not play in the second period and was ruled out before the start of the third.

Four goals in the third

Kadri beat Jake Allen at 2:45 of the third period to give Colorado a 2-1 lead, and Kelly followed with a wrist shot at 3:47 to make it 3-1. MacKinnon scored on a breakaway at 12:00, and Schwartz scored 30 seconds later for a 5-1 lead. Brown scored his second goal of the game at 15:35 for the final margin. Brown's two goals were his first two of the season.

Kadri finished with a goal and an assist, and Schwartz had a goal and an assist. Burns and Sam Malinski each had two assists. Burns' two assists moved him into 10th place all-time in points by a defenseman. Blackwood made 20 saves for Colorado. Allen made 39 saves for New Jersey, and Colorado outshot the Devils 44-22.

What comes next

New Jersey plays at Vegas on Friday night. Colorado hosts Calgary on Saturday night. The two teams split their season series, after New Jersey beat the Avalanche 4-3 at home last week.

Timeline

  1. Oct 20, 2026New Jersey beats Colorado 4-3 at home, the first game of the two-game season series.
  2. Oct 28, 2026Colorado beats New Jersey 5-2 in Denver, scoring four goals in the third period. Kadri and Kelly score 1:02 apart, and the Devils' four-game winning streak ends.

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