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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 6, Ottawa 4
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 18107
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Ottawa 2204
Colorado 2136
Periods:
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1
Ottawa   Colorado
  0:00 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  0:47 Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  0:53 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  1:15 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  2:01 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Angus Crookshank penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valeri Nichushkin. 2:04  
  2:04 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  2:13 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  2:26 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:32 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:43 Nathan MacKinnon scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar.
  2:43 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  2:59 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Dominik Kubalik.
Angus Crookshank hits Ben Meyers. 3:06  
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 3:10  
  3:17 Logan O'Connor hits Ridly Greig.
  3:44 Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Joel Kiviranta. 3:46  
Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:10  
  4:31 Cale Makar blocks shot from Tim Stutzle.
  4:36 Devon Toews blocks shot from Drake Batherson.
  4:41 Miles Wood hits Artem Zub.
  4:42 Cale Makar blocks shot from Vladimir Tarasenko.
  4:50 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  4:57 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  5:09 Devon Toews hits Tim Stutzle.
  5:17 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:17  
  5:27 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk. 5:34  
  5:37 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Shot by Dominik Kubalik misses the net 5:46  
  6:29 Ryan Johansen hits Jake Sanderson.
  6:34 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:02  
Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:07  
Josh Norris blocks shot from Bowen Byram. 7:30  
Dominik Kubalik wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 7:33  
Takeaway by Travis Hamonic. 7:55  
  8:18 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  8:23 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  8:26 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  8:32 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
  8:35 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  9:56 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
Parker Kelly hits Fredrik Olofsson. 10:08  
Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:20  
  11:03 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
Brady Tkachuk blocks shot Jakob Chychrun shoots 11:31  
  11:49 Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin.
Takeaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker. 12:27  
Parker Kelly hits Josh Manson. 12:30  
Jiri Smejkal hits Josh Manson. 12:51  
Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:52  
  13:46 Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 13:48  
Josh Norris shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:22  
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 14:23  
Shot by Jacob Bernard-Docker misses the net 14:31  
  14:34 Sam Malinski penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ridly Greig.
  14:34 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk.
Josh Norris scores a power play goal. Assisted by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. 15:13  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 15:13  
  15:24 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
  15:25 Devon Toews blocks shot from Dominik Kubalik.
Ridly Greig scores. Assisted by Dominik Kubalik and Jakob Chychrun. 15:28  
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 15:28  
  15:43 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  15:44 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  16:12 Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  16:19 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 16:22  
  16:41 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  16:50 Shot by Ross Colton misses the net
  16:56 Takeaway by Miles Wood.
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 17:09  
Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:32  
Shot by Tim Stutzle misses the net 17:50  
  17:57 Takeaway by Ryan Johansen.
  18:08 Ryan Johansen hits Tim Stutzle.
  18:11 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:13 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  18:16 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  18:18 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  18:28 Nathan MacKinnon scores. Assisted by Valeri Nichushkin.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 18:28  
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 18:28  
  18:46 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  19:00 Cale Makar hits Ridly Greig.
  19:10 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  19:35 Logan O'Connor hits Erik Brannstrom.
  19:49 Ross Colton hits Erik Brannstrom.
2
Ottawa   Colorado
  0:00 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 0:11  
  0:14 Ross Colton blocks shot from Artem Zub.
Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:04  
Dominik Kubalik wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 1:04  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 1:06  
Ridly Greig hits Ben Meyers. 1:16  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 1:27  
Jacob Bernard-Docker scores. Assisted by Jiri Smejkal Assisted by Mark Kastelic. 1:32  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 1:32  
  1:48 Joel Kiviranta hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  1:59 Giveaway by Kurtis MacDermid.
  2:01 Fredrik Olofsson blocks shot from Claude Giroux.
  2:12 Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:13 Fredrik Olofsson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  2:14 Shot by Sam Malinski misses the net
  2:23 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Artem Zub shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:26  
  2:39 Giveaway by Miles Wood.
  2:44 Takeaway by Josh Manson.
  2:52 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  3:06 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  3:53 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  3:55 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  4:05 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  4:19 Ryan Johansen blocks shot from Mark Kastelic.
  4:36 Ben Meyers hits Erik Brannstrom.
  5:07 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  5:34 Devon Toews hits Josh Norris.
Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:45  
  5:56 Josh Manson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  6:01 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  6:03 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Josh Manson.
  6:41 Joel Kiviranta penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Norris.
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 6:41  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:48  
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 6:50  
  6:55 Devon Toews blocks shot from Tim Stutzle.
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 6:58  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:48  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:02  
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:30  
  8:49 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:04  
Parker Kelly hits Jonathan Drouin. 9:14  
  9:23 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Sam Malinski. 9:26  
  9:33 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
Parker Kelly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:42  
Takeaway by Erik Brannstrom. 9:50  
  9:51 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Vladimir Tarasenko.
  9:53 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
  10:13 Jack Johnson hits Tim Stutzle.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:15  
Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:17  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:26  
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:27  
  10:30 Cale Makar blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:35  
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk. 10:37  
  11:24 Fredrik Olofsson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Takeaway by Dominik Kubalik. 11:39  
  12:21 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Jiri Smejkal blocks shot from Cale Makar. 12:23  
Ridly Greig penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikko Rantanen. 12:30  
  12:30 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  12:48 Shot by Valeri Nichushkin misses the net
  13:18 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  13:22 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  13:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  13:44 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  14:08 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
  14:40 Ryan Johansen hits Artem Zub.
Drake Batherson scores. and Vladimir Tarasenko and Artem Zub. 14:47  
  14:47 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 15:11  
  15:14 Jack Johnson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Norris.
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 15:14  
Shot by Josh Norris misses the net 15:22  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:14  
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Miles Wood. 16:21  
Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:53  
Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:54  
  16:56 Fredrik Olofsson wins the faceoff against Jiri Smejkal.
  16:58 Devon Toews blocks shot from Vladimir Tarasenko.
Parker Kelly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:38  
Jiri Smejkal shoots misses the net 17:39  
  17:40 Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Parker Kelly.
Ridly Greig hits Fredrik Olofsson. 17:45  
Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 17:56  
Ridly Greig hits Sam Malinski. 18:09  
Parker Kelly penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valeri Nichushkin. 18:18  
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 18:18  
Jake Sanderson hits Mikko Rantanen. 18:42  
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Claude Giroux. 18:52  
  19:10 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Takeaway by Tim Stutzle. 19:17  
Shot by Tim Stutzle misses the net 19:18  
  19:39 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  19:43 Mikko Rantanen scores a power play goal.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Ross Colton. 19:43  
  19:56 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
3
Ottawa   Colorado
  0:00 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  0:05 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  0:48 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  1:07 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:07  
  1:07 Devon Toews hits Tim Stutzle.
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:21  
  1:21 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 1:23  
Angus Crookshank hits Sam Malinski. 1:38  
  1:50 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 1:58  
  2:15 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
Josh Norris wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 2:59  
Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:20  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Fredrik Olofsson. 3:22  
  3:24 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Parker Kelly.
Mark Kastelic hits Fredrik Olofsson. 3:40  
  4:10 Devon Toews blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
  4:30 Devon Toews blocks shot from Artem Zub.
Drake Batherson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devon Toews. 4:49  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 4:49  
  5:38 Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen.
  6:16 Nathan MacKinnon scores a power play goal. Assisted by Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin.
Team penalty for Ottawa delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brady Tkachuk. 6:16  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 6:16  
  6:39 Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin.
Jake Sanderson hits Mikko Rantanen. 6:55  
  7:10 Mikko Rantanen scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
  7:10 Miles Wood wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
  8:03 Joel Kiviranta hits Travis Hamonic.
Josh Norris blocks shot from Joel Kiviranta. 8:03  
  8:05 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Brady Tkachuk hits Josh Manson. 8:31  
  8:32 Josh Manson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Tkachuk.
  8:32 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:56  
Josh Norris shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:10  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:11  
  9:30 Joel Kiviranta hits Jakob Chychrun.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Logan O'Connor. 9:38  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 9:50  
  9:58 Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  10:35 Cale Makar blocks shot from Artem Zub.
Tim Stutzle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:41  
Drake Batherson wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:44  
  11:01 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
  11:10 Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
  11:20 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo.
  11:30 Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Travis Hamonic.
  11:31 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Jacob Bernard-Docker hits Joel Kiviranta. 11:58  
Takeaway by Mark Kastelic. 12:23  
  12:28 Sam Malinski penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Parker Kelly.
  12:28 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk.
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:58  
  14:41 Josh Manson hits Jiri Smejkal.
  14:47 Valeri Nichushkin wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  15:10 Miles Wood hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Jacob Bernard-Docker shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 15:16  
  15:40 Josh Manson hits Erik Brannstrom.
  15:55 Josh Manson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brady Tkachuk.
  15:55 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Josh Norris.
Jiri Smejkal shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:52  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:00  
  17:01 Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:35  
  17:50 Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:51  
Vladimir Tarasenko shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:53  
  18:09 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
Shot by Drake Batherson misses the net 18:57  
Shot by Josh Norris misses the net 19:12  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 19:21  
Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net 19:28  
  19:30 Bowen Byram hits Brady Tkachuk.
  19:37 Nathan MacKinnon scores on an empty net. Assisted by Valeri Nichushkin
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. 19:37