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Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 5 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 5. Shots on goal: MIN 31, COL 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 1-2 COL; P2 MIN 0-1 COL; P3 MIN 1-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:51 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Brett Kulak) to make it MIN 0-1 COL; P1 02:57 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 1-1 COL; P1 08:24 Gabriel Landeskog (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) to make it MIN 1-2 COL; P2 01:24 Nicolas Roy (assists: Ross Colton, Brock Nelson) to make it MIN 1-3 COL; P3 13:18 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog) to make it MIN 1-4 COL; P3 14:33 Marcus Johansson (assists: Danila Yurov, Daemon Hunt) to make it MIN 2-4 COL; P3 19:55 Valeri Nichushkin (assists: Brett Kulak, Brent Burns) to make it MIN 2-5 COL. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 2 A; Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Martin Necas (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Brett Kulak (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 18 saves on 22, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· COL
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 5 SOG Β· 22:06 TOI
Goals Β· COL
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 19:02 TOI
Goaltending Β· COL
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) Β· W

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

πŸ“Š Game Flow

MIN 0 largest lead Never led
COL 3 largest lead P3 13:18 (MIN 1, COL 4) Β· 3-0 run, P1 8:24–P3 13:18
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:51 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Brett Kulak) COL Β· backhand shot Β· MIN 0, COL 1
  • P1 2:57 Kirill Kaprizov (Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello) MIN Β· wrist shot Β· MIN 1, COL 1
  • P1 8:24 Gabriel Landeskog (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas) COL Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· MIN 1, COL 2
  • P2 1:24 Nicolas Roy (Ross Colton, Brock Nelson) COL Β· snap shot Β· MIN 1, COL 3
  • P3 13:18 Nathan MacKinnon (Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog) COL Β· Power play Β· slap shot Β· MIN 1, COL 4
  • P3 14:33 Marcus Johansson (Danila Yurov, Daemon Hunt) MIN Β· slap shot Β· MIN 2, COL 4
  • P3 19:55 Valeri Nichushkin (Brett Kulak, Brent Burns) COL Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· MIN 2, COL 5

Linescore

123 T
MIN 101 2
COL 212 5

Shots on goal: MIN 31, COL 23

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

MINCOL
31Shots on goal23
67Shot attempts51
23Faceoff wins39
31Hits28
13Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals2
2Takeaways5
11Giveaways14
10Penalty minutes4
81.8%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN10101131
COL79723

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild2 G Β· 51 attempts
Mats Zuccarello: missed the netJeff Petry: saved (slap)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (tip-in)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (deflected)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (bat)Brock Faber: missed the netMarcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Daemon Hunt: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (tip-in)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: missed the netJake Middleton: saved (slap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Michael McCarron: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (tip-in)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (backhand)Michael McCarron: saved (snap)Ryan Hartman: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (slap)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netMarcus Johansson: goal (slap)Michael McCarron: saved (tip-in)Ryan Hartman: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netBrock Faber: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved57% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net39% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche5 G Β· 35 attempts
Martin Necas: goal (backhand)Gabriel Landeskog: goal (snap)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netNicolas Roy: goal (snap)Logan O'Connor: saved (backhand)Devon Toews: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Nazem Kadri: saved (snap)Gabriel Landeskog: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netNick Blankenburg: missed the netJack Drury: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Brent Burns: missed the netGabriel Landeskog: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: goal (slap)Nazem Kadri: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 18Saved51% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts

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

πŸ’ Box Score

MIN skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirill Kaprizov L 101-143123:12
Marcus Johansson L 101040012:20
Mats Zuccarello R 011-131019:04
Ryan Hartman R 011-152118:21
Daemon Hunt D 011+111013:04
Danila Yurov R 011020010:04
Brock Faber D 000-121428:31
Quinn Hughes D 000-100028:07
Jared Spurgeon D 000-121119:56
Matt Boldy L 000-112019:53
Jake Middleton D 000-112218:09
Michael McCarron C 000023215:48
Yakov Trenin C 000005112:57
Nico Sturm C 000003012:43
Marcus Foligno L 000013012:24
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000021011:25
Nick Foligno L 000002009:42
Jeff Petry D 000+111109:28
MIN goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson L 182281.8457:08
COL skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nathan MacKinnon C 123052022:06
Gabriel Landeskog L 112014019:54
Martin Necas C 112030019:02
Brett Kulak D 022+110221:04
Valeri Nichushkin R 101+112117:56
Nicolas Roy C 101+111009:37
Brock Nelson C 011+202018:42
Brent Burns D 011012117:36
Nazem Kadri C 011040015:24
Ross Colton C 011+104109:29
Cale Makar D 000010124:06
Devon Toews D 000011223:26
Sam Malinski D 000+111220:57
Artturi Lehkonen L 000+102119:29
Parker Kelly C 000-115010:05
Logan O'Connor R 000-112010:02
Jack Drury C 000-110009:57
Nick Blankenburg D 000000007:08
COL goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 293193.5260:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

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