COL
COL
Colorado Avalanche
52-16-11 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
W
W
SO
W
W
L
W
W
Final
5—1
2025-12-21 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
COL dominated expected goals 5.7 to 2.6 · COL controlled 59.1% of 5v5 shot attempts

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
COL xG
5.66
ACTUAL
5 — 1
MIN xG
2.62

Scoring Timeline

0.11
HIGH xG
COL1P 18:28Even Strength
Martin Necas
88
Martin Necas(16)
C · COL · #88
Cale Makar (31), Gabriel Landeskog (11)
COL 1 - 0 MIN
0.17
HIGH xG
COL2P 13:37Power Play
Nathan MacKinnon
29
Nathan MacKinnon(29)
C · COL · #29
Brock Nelson (10), Cale Makar (32)
COL 2 - 0 MIN
0.05
MED xG
COL2P 18:33Power Play
Cale Makar
8
Cale Makar(11)
D · COL · #8
Brock Nelson (11), Gabriel Landeskog (12)
COL 3 - 0 MIN
0.25
HIGH xG
MIN3P 05:15Even Strength
Ryan Hartman
38
Ryan Hartman(9)
R · MIN · #38
Jonas Brodin (7), Kirill Kaprizov (20)
COL 3 - 1 MIN
0.07
MED xG
COL3P 15:52Even Strength
Brock Nelson
11
Brock Nelson(14)
C · COL · #11
Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12)
COL 4 - 1 MIN
1.23
HIGH xG
COL3P 17:35Power Play
Nathan MacKinnon
29
Nathan MacKinnon(30)
C · COL · #29
Devon Toews (11), Valeri Nichushkin (13)
COL 5 - 1 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Mackenzie Blackwood
39
Mackenzie Blackwood
G · COL · #39
28/29 saves, .965 SV%, +1.7 GSAx
★2
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
37/41 saves, .902 SV%, -0.1 GSAx
★3
Cale Makar
8
Cale Makar
D · COL · #8
1G, 2A, 7 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

COLMIN
42Shots29
5.66xGF2.62
59.1CF%40.9
55.3FO%44.7
2/4PP0/3
17Hits13
8Blocks25
20Giveaways11
6Takeaways2
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodCOL SOGMIN SOGCOL xGMIN xG
1st1371.650.50
2nd17131.450.85
3rd782.561.27
Total37285.662.62

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 04:56
COL
Josh Mansoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov
1P 09:03
MIN
Kirill Kaprizovhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Cale Makar
2P 10:03
COL
Jack Druryhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Hartman
2P 12:47
MIN
Vladimir Tarasenkointerference (2 min)
Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
2P 15:07
MIN
Marcus Folignocross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Gavin Brindley
2P 15:07
MIN
Marcus Folignointerference (2 min)
Drawn by Gavin Brindley
3P 09:30
COL
Gabriel Landeskogholding (2 min)
Drawn by Jonas Brodin