Colorado Avalanche 1, Florida Panthers 2: final score and stats
Florida Panthers beat Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Avalanche 1 to Florida Panthers 2, on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Florida Panthers vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLSunday, January 4, 2026
DateJan 4, 2026
Start time5:00 PM ET
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,654
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheFlorida Panthers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
31-3-7Record22-16-3
3rd in Central DivisionStanding5th in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record4-2
WWLLWLast 5WLLWL
W2StreakW1
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheFlorida Panthers
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 ReserveFlorida Panthers
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:40 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:31 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 7:48 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:03 | 2:18 | 11:13 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:03 | 2:53 | 9:53 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:58 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 5:47 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:34 | 1:21 | 1:49 | 15:24 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 23:12 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 17:16 | 22 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:26 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 16:12 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:15 | 5:30 | 2:48 | 16:57 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 51.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:28 | 5:53 | 1:31 | 16:04 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:34 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 10:30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 20:57 | 1:35 | 3:30 | 15:52 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:05 | 0:05 | 1:27 | 18:33 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cale Makar | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 29:07 | 6:06 | 2:52 | 20:09 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:02 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 14:11 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 57:12 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 | 4:28 | 1:50 | 13:07 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Boqvist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 11:58 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Kunin | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:41 | 1:15 | 2:56 | 15:30 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 1:01 | 2:49 | 15:08 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 4:20 | 2:53 | 11:56 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reinhart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:29 | 4:27 | 3:01 | 16:01 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 4:12 | 1:26 | 13:54 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 12:21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Studnicka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 12:32 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvis Balinskis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:04 | 1:46 | 15:15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26:57 | 4:27 | 4:23 | 18:07 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24:51 | 0:14 | 4:03 | 20:34 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Mikkola | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:30 | 3:18 | 17:23 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:08 | 0:38 | 11:56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 10:13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .964 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers?
Florida Panthers won, 2-1, on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers?
Colorado Avalanche 1, Florida Panthers 2.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Artturi Lehkonen (1 goals). Florida Panthers: Aaron Ekblad (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers played?
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL.
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