Avalanche 9, Wild 6 — NHL Recap

📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 6, Colorado Avalanche 9. Shots on goal: MIN 36, COL 43. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 2-3 COL; P2 MIN 3-2 COL; P3 MIN 1-4 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 11:12 Sam Malinski (assists: Martin Necas, Devon Toews) to make it MIN 0-1 COL; P1 12:04 Jack Drury (assists: Logan O'Connor) to make it MIN 0-2 COL; P1 13:13 Artturi Lehkonen (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) to make it MIN 0-3 COL; P1 15:02 Marcus Johansson to make it MIN 1-3 COL; P1 16:04 Ryan Hartman (assists: Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 2-3 COL; P2 04:16 Nick Blankenburg (assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar) to make it MIN 2-4 COL; P2 06:45 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Yakov Trenin, Michael McCarron) to make it MIN 3-4 COL; P2 12:43 Quinn Hughes (assists: Danila Yurov) to make it MIN 4-4 COL; P2 16:55 Marcus Foligno to make it MIN 5-4 COL; P2 18:04 Devon Toews (assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Sam Malinski) to make it MIN 5-5 COL; P3 03:21 Cale Makar (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it MIN 5-6 COL; P3 05:43 Nazem Kadri (assists: Ross Colton, Devon Toews) to make it MIN 5-7 COL; P3 16:01 Mats Zuccarello (assists: Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 6-7 COL; P3 17:06 Cale Makar (assists: Devon Toews, Martin Necas) to make it MIN 6-8 COL; P3 17:52 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Artturi Lehkonen) to make it MIN 6-9 COL. Top skaters: Devon Toews (COL) 1 G, 3 A; Cale Makar (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Quinn Hughes (MIN) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 30 saves on 36, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 34 saves on 42, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL

Devon Toews

1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 1 SOG · 27:35 TOI

Goals · COL

Cale Makar

2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:11 TOI

Goaltending · COL

Scott Wedgewood

30 saves on 36 shots (.833) · W

Season highs

Devon Toews · Season-high 4 points

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 1 largest lead P2 16:55 (MIN 5, COL 4) · 3-0 run, P2 6:45–P2 16:55

COL 3 largest lead P1 13:13 (MIN 0, COL 3) · 3-0 run, P1 11:12–P1 13:13

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times

Scoring summary

P1 11:12 Sam Malinski (Martin Necas, Devon Toews) COL · wrist shot · MIN 0, COL 1
P1 12:04 Jack Drury (Logan O'Connor) COL · wrist shot · MIN 0, COL 2
P1 13:13 Artturi Lehkonen (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) COL · Power play · snap shot · MIN 0, COL 3
P1 15:02 Marcus Johansson MIN · slap shot · MIN 1, COL 3
P1 16:04 Ryan Hartman (Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 2, COL 3
P2 4:16 Nick Blankenburg (Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar) COL · wrist shot · MIN 2, COL 4
P2 6:45 Vladimir Tarasenko (Yakov Trenin, Michael McCarron) MIN · backhand shot · MIN 3, COL 4
P2 12:43 Quinn Hughes (Danila Yurov) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 4, COL 4
P2 16:55 Marcus Foligno MIN · Shorthanded · backhand shot · MIN 5, COL 4
P2 18:04 Devon Toews (Valeri Nichushkin, Sam Malinski) COL · wrist shot · MIN 5, COL 5
P3 3:21 Cale Makar (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog) COL · wrist shot · MIN 5, COL 6
P3 5:43 Nazem Kadri (Ross Colton, Devon Toews) COL · wrist shot · MIN 5, COL 7
P3 16:01 Mats Zuccarello (Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes) MIN · tip-in shot · MIN 6, COL 7
P3 17:06 Cale Makar (Devon Toews, Martin Necas) COL · wrist shot · MIN 6, COL 8
P3 17:52 Nathan MacKinnon (Artturi Lehkonen) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · MIN 6, COL 9

Linescore

	1	2	3		T
MIN	2	3	1		6
COL	3	2	4		9

Shots on goal: MIN 36, COL 43

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

MINCOL

36Shots on goal43

61Shot attempts69

41Faceoff wins24

24Hits26

13Blocked shots11

0Power-play goals1

3Takeaways6

15Giveaways16

8Penalty minutes10

81.0%Save %83.3%

Shots on goal by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
MIN	9	16	11	36
COL	16	14	13	43

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild6 G · 49 attempts

6Goals12% of attempts
30Saved61% of attempts
13Missed the net27% of attempts

Colorado Avalanche9 G · 56 attempts

9Goals16% of attempts
34Saved61% of attempts
13Missed the net23% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Quinn Hughes	D	1	2	3	0	2	0	1	28:57
Mats Zuccarello	R	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	19:45
Vladimir Tarasenko	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	16:25
Ryan Hartman	R	1	0	1	-2	7	2	0	16:00
Marcus Johansson	L	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	13:35
Marcus Foligno	L	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	10:38
Kirill Kaprizov	L	0	1	1	-2	1	1	1	21:46
Matt Boldy	L	0	1	1	0	3	2	2	20:27
Michael McCarron	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	2	14:22
Yakov Trenin	C	0	1	1	0	1	5	0	11:40
Danila Yurov	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	11:10
Brock Faber	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	25:31
Jared Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-3	1	2	1	18:11
Jake Middleton	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	16:42
Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	15:02
Daemon Hunt	D	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	14:14
Nick Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	12:03
Nico Sturm	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	11:15

MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Jesper Wallstedt	L	34	42	81.0	8	59:28

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Devon Toews	D	1	3	4	+4	1	0	1	27:35
Cale Makar	D	2	1	3	+2	3	0	2	17:11
Nathan MacKinnon	C	1	2	3	+3	4	1	0	19:06
Martin Necas	C	0	3	3	+3	3	2	0	18:38
Sam Malinski	D	1	1	2	+3	2	3	0	20:15
Artturi Lehkonen	L	1	1	2	+4	3	3	1	19:20
Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	15:24
Nazem Kadri	C	1	0	1	-3	8	1	0	13:51
Jack Drury	C	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	12:28
Nick Blankenburg	D	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	10:06
Logan O'Connor	R	0	1	1	0	5	3	0	13:08
Gabriel Landeskog	L	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	13:00
Ross Colton	C	0	1	1	-2	1	2	1	10:23
Brett Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25:01
Brent Burns	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	18:09
Brock Nelson	C	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	17:16
Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	13:04
Nicolas Roy	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	10:05