Avalanche 4-2 Mammoth (Feb 25, 2026) Game Recap

SALT LAKE CITY — — US Olympian Brock Nelson scored his thirtieth purpose of the season in Colorado’s four-goal second interval and the NHL-leading Avalanche beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Wednesday evening.

Parker Kelly, Victor Olofsson and Martin Necas additionally scored and Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves for Colorado within the first recreation for each groups following the three-week break for the OIympics.

Nelson scored on a slap shot to make it 3-1 with 7:40 left within the second. With Canadian Olympian Nathan MacKinnon sitting out for the Avs, Nelson moved as much as heart the highest line with Necas and Gabriel Landeskog.

Dylan Guenther scored twice within the second for Utah. Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 photographs for the Mammoth.

Kelly opened the scoring at 3:26 of the second, splitting two defenders and snapping the puck round Vejmelka’s aspect. Olofsson adopted with one other snap shot six minutes later.

Logan Cooley returned for Utah after lacking 28 video games due to a lower-body harm. Before his harm, Cooley had 23 factors in Utah’s first 29 video games and led the Mammoth with 14 targets. He assisted on Guenther’s second purpose.

Up subsequent

Avalanche: Host Minnesota on Thursday evening.

Mammoth: Host Minnesota on Friday evening.

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