Colorado Avalanche 5, Detroit Red Wings 0: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings, Colorado Avalanche 5 to Detroit Red Wings 0, on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLSaturday, January 31, 2026
DateJan 31, 2026
Start time1:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVABC
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top performers
Detroit Red Wings
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
36-8-9Record32-18-6
3rd in Central DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record4-6
WWLLWLast 5LLLLW
W2StreakL4
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheDetroit Red Wings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 14:28 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 14:10 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 13:14 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 12:12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:41 | 3:32 | 1:41 | 13:28 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:36 | 4:00 | 0:02 | 17:34 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Makar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:01 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:38 | 4:00 | 1:10 | 14:28 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:57 | 4:00 | 1:10 | 17:47 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:32 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:52 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 18:34 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 17:16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26:30 | 4:00 | 2:31 | 19:59 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:44 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 20:05 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 18:56 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Keaton Middleton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.000 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:46 | 0:02 | 0:32 | 13:12 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:54 | 0:02 | 0:56 | 12:56 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:25 | 1:52 | 1:55 | 13:38 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:34 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:03 | 0:02 | 1:00 | 12:01 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 14:50 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:33 | 1:33 | 0:29 | 12:31 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:11 | 2:07 | 1:32 | 15:32 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 10:52 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 15:44 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 9:23 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:44 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 15:41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:56 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 14:51 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:06 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 21:44 | 0:22 | 1:57 | 19:25 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:25 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 15:41 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 24:26 | 1:44 | 1:57 | 20:45 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .765 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Talbot | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings?
Colorado Avalanche won, 5-0, on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings?
Colorado Avalanche 5, Detroit Red Wings 0.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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