MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
Final
2—5
2026-05-05 · Ball Arena
COL
COL
Colorado Avalanche
52-16-11 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
W
OT
W
W
L
W
L
W
COL dominated expected goals 3.4 to 3.3

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
MIN xG
3.30
ACTUAL
2 — 5
COL xG
3.36

Scoring Timeline

0.04
LOW xG
COL1P 2:51Even Strength
Martin Necas
88
Martin Necas(1)
C · COL · #88
Nathan MacKinnon (5), Brett Kulak (2)
MIN 0 - 1 COL
0.08
MED xG
MIN1P 2:57Even Strength
Kirill Kaprizov
97
Kirill Kaprizov(3)
L · MIN · #97
Ryan Hartman (4), Mats Zuccarello (5)
MIN 1 - 1 COL
0.23
HIGH xG
COL1P 8:24Power Play
Gabriel Landeskog
92
Gabriel Landeskog(3)
L · COL · #92
Nathan MacKinnon (6), Martin Necas (6)
MIN 1 - 2 COL
0.07
MED xG
COL2P 1:24Even Strength
Nicolas Roy
10
Nicolas Roy(3)
C · COL · #10
Ross Colton (2), Brock Nelson (1)
MIN 1 - 3 COL
0.08
MED xG
COL3P 13:18Power Play
Nathan MacKinnon
29
Nathan MacKinnon(4)
C · COL · #29
Nazem Kadri (3), Gabriel Landeskog (4)
MIN 1 - 4 COL
0.13
HIGH xG
MIN3P 14:33Even Strength
Marcus Johansson
90
Marcus Johansson(3)
L · MIN · #90
Danila Yurov (2), Daemon Hunt (1)
MIN 2 - 4 COL
0.94
HIGH xG
COL3P 19:55Power Play
Valeri Nichushkin
13
Valeri Nichushkin(1)
R · COL · #13
Brett Kulak (3), Brent Burns (1)
MIN 2 - 5 COL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Scott Wedgewood
41
Scott Wedgewood
G · COL · #41
29/31 saves, .935 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
Nathan MacKinnon
29
Nathan MacKinnon
C · COL · #29
1G, 2A, 5 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
18/22 saves, .818 SV%, -1.6 GSAx

Team Stats

MINCOL
31Shots23
2.92xGF2.22
56CF%44
37.1FO%62.9
0/2PP2/5
31Hits28
13Blocks11
11Giveaways15
2Takeaways5
10PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGCOL SOGMIN xGCOL xG
1st951.690.58
2nd1080.590.68
3rd1051.022.10
Total29183.303.36

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 8:09
MIN
Yakov Treninhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nicolas Roy
1P 13:16
COL
Brock Nelsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
2P 10:52
MIN
Ryan Hartmantripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Blankenburg
3P 4:20
COL
Brock Nelsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
3P 7:26
MIN
Mats Zuccarellotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Artturi Lehkonen
3P 11:49
MIN
Vladimir Tarasenkohigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nazem Kadri
3P 15:34
MIN
Kirill Kaprizovcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Cale Makar