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Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 2. Shots on goal: COL 34, MIN 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 0-1 MIN; P2 COL 1-0 MIN; P3 COL 4-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 09:46 Danila Yurov (assists: Brock Faber, Vladimir Tarasenko) to make it COL 0-1 MIN; P2 06:08 Nazem Kadri (assists: Martin Necas) to make it COL 1-1 MIN; P3 06:56 Ross Colton (assists: Nicolas Roy) to make it COL 2-1 MIN; P3 09:15 Nico Sturm (assists: Quinn Hughes) to make it COL 2-2 MIN; P3 11:32 Parker Kelly (assists: Jack Drury) to make it COL 3-2 MIN; P3 19:27 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas) to make it COL 4-2 MIN; P3 19:52 Brock Nelson to make it COL 5-2 MIN. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 0 G, 2 A; Nazem Kadri (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 1 G, 0 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 19 saves on 21, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 29 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Martin Necas
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 21:32 TOI
Goals · COL
Nazem Kadri
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 16:13 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
19 saves on 21 shots (.905) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

COL 3 largest lead P3 19:52 (COL 5, MIN 2) · 3-0 run, P3 11:32–P3 19:52
MIN 1 largest lead P1 9:46 (COL 0, MIN 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:46 Danila Yurov (Brock Faber, Vladimir Tarasenko) MIN · Power play · tip-in shot · COL 0, MIN 1
  • P2 6:08 Nazem Kadri (Martin Necas) COL · Power play · wrist shot · COL 1, MIN 1
  • P3 6:56 Ross Colton (Nicolas Roy) COL · wrist shot · COL 2, MIN 1
  • P3 9:15 Nico Sturm (Quinn Hughes) MIN · snap shot · COL 2, MIN 2
  • P3 11:32 Parker Kelly (Jack Drury) COL · slap shot · COL 3, MIN 2
  • P3 19:27 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 4, MIN 2
  • P3 19:52 Brock Nelson COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 5, MIN 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 014 5
MIN 101 2

Shots on goal: COL 34, MIN 21

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLMIN
34Shots on goal21
67Shot attempts60
35Faceoff wins30
32Hits29
12Blocked shots22
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways3
13Giveaways12
8Penalty minutes8
90.5%Save %90.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL10111334
MIN48921

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche5 G · 54 attempts
Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (backhand)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Logan O'Connor: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netNazem Kadri: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Nicolas Roy: saved (deflected)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: goal (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (backhand)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netNicolas Roy: saved (backhand)Jack Drury: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (backhand)Brock Nelson: missed the netNicolas Roy: missed the netRoss Colton: goal (wrist)Logan O'Connor: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netNazem Kadri: saved (backhand)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: goal (slap)Brock Nelson: missed the netLogan O'Connor: missed the netJoel Kiviranta: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Brock Nelson: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals9% of attempts
  • 29Saved54% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net37% of attempts
Minnesota Wild2 G · 37 attempts
Brock Faber: missed the netNick Foligno: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: goal (tip-in)Ryan Hartman: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netJared Spurgeon: missed the netBrock Faber: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (poke)Nick Foligno: saved (tip-in)Matt Boldy: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Michael McCarron: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (tip-in)Michael McCarron: missed the netYakov Trenin: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrap-around)Nico Sturm: saved (snap)Nico Sturm: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netNico Sturm: missed the netNico Sturm: goal (snap)Mats Zuccarello: saved (backhand)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 19Saved51% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net43% 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
Martin Necas C 022+112021:32
Nathan MacKinnon C 101+120020:48
Brock Nelson C 101+230017:00
Nazem Kadri C 101053016:13
Ross Colton C 101044008:39
Parker Kelly C 101+113008:13
Nicolas Roy C 011021010:29
Jack Drury C 011+102008:46
Devon Toews D 000+310228:25
Cale Makar D 000+130126:09
Brett Kulak D 000+110021:42
Brent Burns D 000+322219:47
Gabriel Landeskog L 000+123119:20
Valeri Nichushkin R 000032219:09
Josh Manson D 000-121014:39
Logan O'Connor R 000+114114:23
Joel Kiviranta L 000+113009:00
Jack Ahcan D 000-102307:07
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood W 192190.5260:00
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Danila Yurov R 101-121113:06
Nico Sturm C 101032108:25
Quinn Hughes D 011-120234:13
Brock Faber D 011-110229:19
Vladimir Tarasenko R 011011212:22
Kirill Kaprizov L 000-210224:27
Matt Boldy L 000-312023:51
Ryan Hartman R 000-230222:35
Mats Zuccarello R 000-221119:54
Jared Spurgeon D 000-101016:37
Michael McCarron C 000024314:15
Daemon Hunt D 000-101413:17
Jake Middleton D 000-102012:43
Marcus Johansson L 000-111212:40
Yakov Trenin C 000008012:22
Zach Bogosian D 000-101009:26
Nick Foligno L 000022009:13
Marcus Foligno L 000002008:38
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt L 293290.6358:30

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 5 – 3 MIN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Colorado Avalanche 7-1-0 W1 L10 7-1-0 Next game recap: vs MIN · Wed, May 13
Minnesota Wild 5-4-1 L1 L10 5-4-1 Next game recap: @ COL · Wed, May 13

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