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Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 1. Shots on goal: COL 42, MIN 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 1-0 MIN; P2 COL 2-0 MIN; P3 COL 2-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 18:28 Martin Necas (assists: Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 1-0 MIN; P2 13:37 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Brock Nelson, Cale Makar) to make it COL 2-0 MIN; P2 18:33 Cale Makar (assists: Brock Nelson, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it COL 3-0 MIN; P3 05:15 Ryan Hartman (assists: Jonas Brodin, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it COL 3-1 MIN; P3 15:52 Brock Nelson (assists: Samuel Girard, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 4-1 MIN; P3 17:35 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Devon Toews, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it COL 5-1 MIN. Top skaters: Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Cale Makar (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 28 saves on 29, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 37 saves on 41, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 7 SOG · 23:25 TOI
Goals · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 22:33 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 4 largest lead P3 17:35 (COL 5, MIN 1) · 3-0 run, P1 18:28–P2 18:33
MIN 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:28 Martin Necas (Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · snap shot · COL 1, MIN 0
  • P2 13:37 Nathan MacKinnon (Brock Nelson, Cale Makar) COL · Power play · slap shot · COL 2, MIN 0
  • P2 18:33 Cale Makar (Brock Nelson, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · Power play · snap shot · COL 3, MIN 0
  • P3 5:15 Ryan Hartman (Jonas Brodin, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · wrist shot · COL 3, MIN 1
  • P3 15:52 Brock Nelson (Samuel Girard, Valeri Nichushkin) COL · slap shot · COL 4, MIN 1
  • P3 17:35 Nathan MacKinnon (Devon Toews, Valeri Nichushkin) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 5, MIN 1

Linescore

123 T
COL 122 5
MIN 001 1

Shots on goal: COL 42, MIN 29

📋 Team Stats

COLMIN
42Shots on goal29
74Shot attempts77
42Faceoff wins34
17Hits13
8Blocked shots25
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways2
20Giveaways11
6Penalty minutes8
96.6%Save %90.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL1419942
MIN713929

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche5 G · 62 attempts
Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netCale Makar: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (backhand)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Joel Kiviranta: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netBrock Nelson: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (tip-in)Josh Manson: missed the netCale Makar: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (backhand)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netMartin Necas: goal (snap)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Devon Toews: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (snap)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (tip-in)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netJoel Kiviranta: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netDevon Toews: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Martin Necas: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Jack Drury: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: saved (snap)Cale Makar: goal (snap)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (slap)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the net
  • 5Goals8% of attempts
  • 37Saved60% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net32% of attempts
Minnesota Wild1 G · 50 attempts
Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (poke)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (backhand)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (snap)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Brock Faber: missed the netNico Sturm: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (backhand)Quinn Hughes: missed the netJonas Brodin: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: goal (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Ryan Hartman: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 28Saved56% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net42% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cale Makar D 123+271023:25
Brock Nelson C 123+121017:57
Nathan MacKinnon C 202+242122:33
Gabriel Landeskog L 022+244120:52
Valeri Nichushkin R 022+231119:27
Martin Necas C 101+132019:40
Devon Toews D 011+240222:23
Samuel Girard D 011010114:24
Brent Burns D 000030120:28
Josh Manson D 000010117:27
Artturi Lehkonen L 000+121017:07
Sam Malinski D 000011015:43
Jack Drury C 000000011:50
Parker Kelly C 000-103010:35
Victor Olofsson L 000030010:12
Joel Kiviranta L 000001010:09
Ross Colton C 000-120010:03
Gavin Brindley C 000-120009:45
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 282996.6160:00
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Hartman R 101+131318:09
Jonas Brodin D 011010422:35
Kirill Kaprizov L 011-132021:29
Quinn Hughes D 000-140226:41
Brock Faber D 000-110323:07
Jared Spurgeon D 000-112521:34
Matt Boldy L 000-150021:34
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000-131120:24
Mats Zuccarello R 000-110019:56
Marcus Johansson L 000030015:30
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000-211113:57
Jake Middleton D 000011213:20
Yakov Trenin C 000-103211:41
Nico Sturm C 000000110:41
Danila Yurov R 000-210110:03
Marcus Foligno L 000002008:50
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000010008:29
David Jiricek D 000000006:59
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt L 374190.2458:45

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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