Game Summary
Final: Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 2. Shots on goal: MIN 36, COL 47. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 0-0 COL; P2 MIN 2-1 COL; P3 MIN 3-1 COL.
Scoring plays: P2 07:48 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 1-0 COL; P2 13:30 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Josh Manson) to make it MIN 1-1 COL; P2 17:37 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 2-1 COL; P3 15:08 Mats Zuccarello (assists: Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 3-1 COL; P3 16:38 Matt Boldy to make it MIN 4-1 COL; P3 19:03 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it MIN 4-2 COL; P3 19:28 Matt Boldy (assists: Brock Faber, Jake Middleton) to make it MIN 5-2 COL. Top skaters: Matt Boldy (MIN) 2 G, 2 A; Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 2 G, 0 A; Martin Necas (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 31 saves on 34, decision L; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 44 saves on 45, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 1 saves on 2.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P2 7:48 Joel Eriksson Ek (Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 1, COL 0
- P2 13:30 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Josh Manson) COL · wrist shot · MIN 1, COL 1
- P2 17:37 Joel Eriksson Ek (Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · MIN 2, COL 1
- P3 15:08 Mats Zuccarello (Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 3, COL 1
- P3 16:38 Matt Boldy MIN · Empty net · wrist shot · MIN 4, COL 1
- P3 19:03 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · Power play · snap shot · MIN 4, COL 2
- P3 19:28 Matt Boldy (Brock Faber, Jake Middleton) MIN · Empty net · wrist shot · MIN 5, COL 2
Biggest Period
The Minnesota Wild scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 10 | 17 | 9 | 36 |
| COL | 13 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 5Goals10% of attempts
- 31Saved60% of attempts
- 16Missed the net31% of attempts
- 2Goals3% of attempts
- 45Saved67% of attempts
- 20Missed the net30% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | L | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22:42 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21:04 |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:32 |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26:12 |
| Brock Faber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25:44 |
| Jake Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:58 |
| Ryan Hartman | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:02 |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:17 |
| Marcus Johansson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15:14 |
| Danila Yurov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 |
| Yakov Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13:45 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| Marcus Foligno | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 09:55 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 09:07 |
| Nico Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 09:04 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 06:20 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson | W | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 1 | 58:49 |
| Jesper Wallstedt | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 01:04 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Necas | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24:21 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21:44 |
| Josh Manson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15:55 |
| Cale Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26:45 |
| Devon Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:23 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:33 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15:31 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 |
| Brent Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14:39 |
| Sam Malinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 |
| Parker Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13:24 |
| Jack Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:08 |
| Ross Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10:50 |
| Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:05 |
| Gavin Brindley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 06:52 |
| Joel Kiviranta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05:12 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | L | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 3 | 56:59 |
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