Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim DucksMar 3, 2026

FinalTuesday, Mar 3, 2026· Honda Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
COL	2	1	2	5		COL	7	10	9	26
ANA	0	1	0	1		ANA	8	8	12	28

: COL 53ANA 57
: COL 2.90ANA 2.89
PP goals: COL 1ANA 0
Hits: COL 16ANA 24
Blocks: COL 11ANA 10
PIM: COL 6ANA 6
: COL 51%ANA 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at ANA. Cale Makar (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:55 together.

Points
Cale Makar had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:26.Makar
Points
Parker Kelly had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:27.Kelly
Points
Brock Nelson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.Nelson
Points
Jack Drury had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:22.Drury
PP1
COL's first power-play unit (Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 3:55 together.Nelson Landeskog MacKinnon Necas Makar
New line
New look for COL: Olofsson–Kelly–Drury skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (39.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Olofsson Kelly Drury
Luck
COL scored 5 goals on 2.90 expected goals (53 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for COL: Bardakov–Brindley–Polin skated 6:11 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bardakov Brindley Polin

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)ANA attacks right (top on phones) →

ANA
COL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · ANA 57 · COL 53

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

ANA
COL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

ANA pressure
COL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 34% of the game, ANA 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

ANA

COL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

ANA skaters (rows) against COL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the ANA side.

Matchup matrix

ANA xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	COL	ANA
	59	54
	3.05	2.55
	2.93	2.42
	13	10
	6	1
	23	17
	+0.012	−0.012
	34%	32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Colorado Avalanche

L1Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas
13:3661% CF
L2Olofsson – Kelly – Drury
9:3639% CF
L3Nelson – Nichushkin – Colton
7:2261% CF
L4Bardakov – Brindley – Polin
6:1183% CF
D1Burns – Manson
16:0458% CF
D2Kulak – Malinski
13:4058% CF
D3Toews – Makar
12:5338% CF

PP1Nelson – Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas – Makar
3:55100% CF
PP2Nichushkin – Toews – Olofsson – Colton – Brindley
0:42100% CF
PK1FNelson – Nichushkin
2:48
PK2FKelly – Drury
2:22
PK1DToews – Makar
2:25
PK2DKulak – Malinski
1:26

Current COL line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

L1Kreider – Gauthier – Carlsson
9:5850% CF
L2Killorn – McTavish – Sennecke
5:1973% CF
L3Harkins – Viel – Poehling
4:5523% CF
D1Gudas – Zellweger
14:1244% CF
D2Trouba – LaCombe
12:4156% CF
D3Helleson – Mintyukov
12:0246% CF

PP1Kreider – LaCombe – Gauthier – Carlsson – Sennecke
3:4986% CF
PP2Killorn – Trouba – Viel – McTavish – Mintyukov
1:57100% CF
PK1FKillorn – Poehling
3:09
PK1DHelleson – Mintyukov
1:22
PK2DGudas – Zellweger
0:50

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Martin Necas C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.18	0	1	2	21:29	—	—	53	53
Nathan MacKinnon C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.18	2	0	0	20:43	—	—	55	63
Gabriel Landeskog L	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.35	0	0	0	20:13	—	—	58	82
Parker Kelly C	L2	2	0	2	+2	2	0.12	2	3	0	16:27	—	—	39	53
Jack Drury C	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.40	0	0	0	16:22	—	—	49	59
Victor Olofsson L	L2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.22	0	0	0	12:06	—	—	44	54
Brock Nelson C	L3	0	2	2	+1	3	0.13	1	0	0	16:53	—	—	52	41
Valeri Nichushkin R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	0	2	0	14:28	—	—	50	39
Ross Colton C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	1	0	2	12:51	—	—	57	35
Zakhar Bardakov C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	2	0	0	9:49	—	—	64	90
Gavin Brindley C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	9:05	—	—	70	67
Jason Polin R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	1	1	0	8:09	—	—	63	86
Josh Manson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.19	3	1	2	19:27	—	—	54	52
Brent Burns D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	19:03	—	—	60	56
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	1	0	18:06	—	—	53	51
Sam Malinski D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	2	0	0	18:03	—	—	53	61
Cale Makar D	D3	1	2	3	+2	2	0.17	0	1	0	22:26	—	—	42	51
Devon Toews D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.26	0	1	0	18:20	—	—	40	59

COL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)	W	28	27	1	.964	2.89	60:00

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Leo Carlsson C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	1	0	17:20	—	—	54	37
Cutter Gauthier L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.45	0	0	0	16:54	—	—	50	37
Chris Kreider L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	2	14:28	—	—	50	37
Beckett Sennecke R	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.56	1	0	0	19:39	—	—	46	50
Alex Killorn L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.34	0	0	0	18:22	—	—	64	59
Mason McTavish C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.27	3	0	0	14:31	—	—	54	56
Ryan Poehling C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:40	—	—	32	37
Jeffrey Viel L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.23	3	0	0	16:05	—	—	33	37
Jansen Harkins C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	5	0	0	9:50	—	—	40	52
Olen Zellweger D	D1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.07	1	2	0	18:21	—	—	40	27
Radko Gudas D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:54	—	—	48	39
Jacob Trouba D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	1	0	4	20:02	—	—	59	36
Jackson LaCombe D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.19	0	0	0	19:57	—	—	56	45
Pavel Mintyukov D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	21:42	—	—	48	76
Drew Helleson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	18:35	—	—	40	55
Ian Moore D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	12:23	—	—	47	34
Tim Washe C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	3	1	0	11:32	—	—	56	58
Ross Johnston L	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	11:10	—	—	59	58

ANA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Lukas Dostal(start)	L	26	21	5	.808	2.90	59:40

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Cale Makar (COL) 1st 11:33 · assists Valeri Nichushkin, Brock Nelson · Forecheck turnover · 60.4 mph shot.

Cale Makar · 1st 11:33 · COL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.4 mph
Distance: 24 ft

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Martin Necas · 1st 14:05 · COL PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 68.0 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Type: one-timer

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Cutter Gauthier · 2nd 4:50 · ANA

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 65.3 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 5.8 s
Type: one-timer

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Parker Kelly · 2nd 15:03 · COL

Play: point-shot
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3
Shot: 62.9 mph
Distance: 43 ft
Entry to goal: 9.2 s

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Gabriel Landeskog · 3rd 4:35 · COL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 73.9 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Parker Kelly · 3rd 10:06 · COL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.8 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: one-timer

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim DucksMar 3, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Colorado Avalanche rout Anaheim Ducks 5–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Colorado Avalanche

Anaheim Ducks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Anaheim Ducks

Goal anatomy

Cale Makar · 1st 11:33 · COL

Martin Necas · 1st 14:05 · COL PP

Cutter Gauthier · 2nd 4:50 · ANA

Parker Kelly · 2nd 15:03 · COL

Gabriel Landeskog · 3rd 4:35 · COL

Parker Kelly · 3rd 10:06 · COL