Jake Allen makes 31 saves as the Devils defeat the Avalanche 4-3

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Kreda, A. (2026, October 21). Jake Allen makes 31 saves as the Devils defeat the Avalanche 4-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/jake-allen-makes-31-saves-as-the-devils-defeat-the-avalanche-4-3/article_3be48661-e549-5fe9-9744-0d39bf53f846.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-21 · by Allan Kreda

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Jake Allen made 31 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday night. Declan Chisholm scored the go-ahead goal at 12:33 of the second period, and Luke Evangelista, Arseny Gritsyuk, and Jesper Boqvist also found the net for the Devils. Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen scored two late goals for Colorado but couldn’t secure a win; Scott Wedgewood made 37 saves for the Avalanche.
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On Tuesday night, Jake Allen made 31 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at NEWARK, N.J. Declan Chisholm scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period for the Devils. Other goals were scored by Luke Evangelista, Arseny Gritsyuk, and Jesper Boqvist. The Devils improved to a 4-2-0 record with Allen's strong performance, while Colorado lost for the third time in four games despite Scott Wedgewood making 37 saves.

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🔮 Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who snapped Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
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Avalanche ORG · 4× Devils ORG · 4× Colorado ORG · 2× New Jersey GPE · 2× Declan Chisholm PERSON · 1× Jake Allen PERSON · 1× N.J. GPE · 1× NEWARK GPE · 1× the Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1× the New Jersey Devils ORG · 1×

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Declan Chisholm scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jake Allen made 31 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Declan Chisholm scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jake Allen made 31 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night. asserted
Devils → score → night
Chisholm scored his first goal for the Devils at 12:33 on a power play, putting New Jersey in front to stay after the teams traded goals in the first. asserted
teams → score → first
Luke Evangelista, Arseny Gritsyuk and Jesper Boqvist also scored for the Devils, who recovered from a 4-2 loss at Washington in their previous game. asserted
who → score → game
The 34-year-old Allen, honored before puck drop for playing his 500th career game earlier this month, improved to 4-2-0. asserted
Allen → honor → game
Gabriel Landeskog scored and Artturi Lehkonen added two late goals for the Avalanche, who lost for the third time in four games. asserted
who → score → games
Colorado was beaten 3-2 at Philadelphia on Monday. asserted
Colorado → beat → Monday
Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood made 37 saves against his former team. asserted
Wedgewood → make → team
He entered 5-0-0 with a 1.52 goals-against average versus the Devils. asserted
He → enter → Devils
Evangelista opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first with his third goal. asserted
Evangelista → open → goal
Landeskog tied it at 14:32 with his fourth of the season. asserted
Landeskog → tie → season
The Avalanche captain missed more than three seasons following major right knee surgery. asserted
captain → miss → surgery
He returned to score 14 goals in 60 games last season. asserted
He → return → games
Gritsyuk’s fourth goal came at 4:39 of the third. asserted
goal → come → third
Boqvist scored an empty-netter at 16:05 to make it 4-1. asserted
it → score → 16:05
Lehkonen scored at 16:46, then added his team-leading eighth goal with 3.5 seconds left. asserted
Lehkonen → score → seconds
New Jersey won for the fourth time in six home games. asserted
Jersey → win → games
Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns played his 1,015th consecutive game. asserted
Burns → play → game
The 41-year-old is 49 games from tying Phil Kessel for the NHL ironman record. asserted
old → tie → record
Burns has played 1,589 career games. asserted
Burns → play → games
Up next Avalanche: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. Devils: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. asserted
Devils → host → Thursday
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