Avs Captain Gabriel Landeskog Scores First Goal of 2025-26 Season
Gabriel Landeskog, captain of the Colorado Avalanche, netted his first official goal of the 2025-26 season during the second period against the Anaheim Ducks. Although he found the net twice before this season, this is the first goal to officially count for him this year.
Goal Breakdown
- Sam Malinski unleashed a shot from the blue line, breaking his stick.
- Valeri Nichushkin recovered the puck and took a shot, which Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal stopped.
- Landeskog grabbed the rebound and scored at 8:23 in the second period.
- This goal put the Avalanche ahead 2-1 against the second-ranked team in the Western Conference.
Fan Reaction and Player Comments
The crowd erupted with cheers and chants of "Landy" as the goal was announced.
"It was nice to move on. I think it’s my second-longest goal drought in my career. So it was nice to just be done with it," Landeskog shared post-game. "I try not to focus on the outcome, just kind of surrender that and focus on what I can do on a shift-to-shift basis. But having said that, obviously you’d like to go home and know that you at least got one on the score sheet... So my son will be happy in the morning when he wakes up to the news."
Goal History
Landeskog’s last regular-season goal was on March 5, 2022. He did score in last season’s playoff series against the Dallas Stars.
Author’s summary: Gabriel Landeskog ended a lengthy goal drought by scoring his first regular-season goal of 2025-26, lifting the Avalanche to a lead and energizing fans with his return to the scoresheet.