Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche

West 2nd Round - Game 1 • COL leads series 1-0

46-24-12, 23-14-4 Away

Final

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

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

55-16-11, 26-9-6 Home

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Nico SturmN. Sturm#78
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Danila YurovD. Yurov#22
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#24
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Quinn HughesQ. Hughes#43
Daemon HuntD. Hunt#48
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:27	4:55	0:58	14:34	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	12:03	0:00	1:51	10:12	4	2	66.7
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	10:38	0:00	0:16	10:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	7	3	0	1	2	2	0	2	25	16:00	1:02	0:00	14:58	11	9	55.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:35	1:08	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	21:46	5:12	0:00	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	21	14:22	0:00	1:36	12:46	16	6	72.7
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:15	0:00	0:57	10:18	4	3	57.1
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:25	2:14	0:00	14:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	11:40	0:00	0:00	11:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	17	11:10	0:00	0:00	11:10	2	3	40.0
1	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:45	5:01	0:00	14:44	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:02	0:00	0:34	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	0	1	3	6	0	0	1	27	25:31	4:07	0:00	21:24	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	28	28:57	5:08	0:00	23:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:14	0:00	0:35	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	27	16:42	0:21	2:14	14:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	27	18:11	0:52	2:15	15:04	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jesper WallstedtJ. Wallstedt#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	8	34	.810	32	2	0	0	0	59:28	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Nazem KadriN. Kadri#91
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:23	0:00	0:00	10:23	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:28	0:00	1:48	10:40	6	5	54.5
1	0	-3	8	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	20	13:51	1:43	0:00	12:08	2	5	28.6
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	18	13:04	0:00	2:14	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	2	4	3	0	1	22	13:00	0:54	0:00	12:06	1	4	20.0
1	1	4	3	0	1	1	2	3	0	3	27	19:20	1:55	1:28	15:57	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	25	19:06	1:43	0:00	17:23	10	10	50.0
0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:38	1:43	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	17:16	1:06	2:47	13:23	5	12	29.4
0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:24	1:06	2:14	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	13:08	0:00	1:31	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	10:05	0:00	0:00	10:05	0	4	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	26	18:09	0:00	3:12	14:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	30	25:01	0:00	2:12	22:49	0	0	0.0
2	1	2	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	3	21	17:11	0:54	2:17	14:00	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	20:15	1:06	0:27	18:42	0	0	0.0
1	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	34	27:35	1:55	3:50	21:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	6	30	.833	26	2	2	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Wild	2	3	1	6
	Avalanche	3	2	4	9

1st Period		MIN	COL
11:12	Sam Malinski (1) Assists: Martin Necas (3), Devon Toews (3)	0	1
12:04	Jack Drury (1) Assists: Logan O'Connor (1)	0	2
13:13	Artturi Lehkonen (3) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3), Martin Necas (4)	0	3
15:02	Marcus Johansson (2) Unassisted	1	3
16:04	Ryan Hartman (2) Assists: Quinn Hughes (7), Kirill Kaprizov (8)	2	3

2nd Period		MIN	COL
4:16	Nick Blankenburg (1) Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Cale Makar (1)	2	4
6:45	Vladimir Tarasenko (2) Assists: Yakov Trenin (2), Michael McCarron (1)	3	4
12:43	Quinn Hughes (3) Assists: Danila Yurov (1)	4	4
16:55	Marcus Foligno (2) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	5	4
18:04	Devon Toews (2) Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (2), Sam Malinski (2)	5	5

3rd Period		MIN	COL
3:21	Cale Makar (3) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4), Gabriel Landeskog (3)	5	6
5:43	Nazem Kadri (1) Assists: Ross Colton (1), Devon Toews (4)	5	7
16:01	Mats Zuccarello (2) Assists: Matt Boldy (4), Quinn Hughes (8)	6	7
17:06	Cale Makar (4) Assists: Devon Toews (5), Martin Necas (5)	6	8
17:52	Nathan MacKinnon (3) (Empty Net) Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3)	6	9

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

1:27

Avs seal Game 1 win with flurry of goals in 3rd period

2:04

Nathan MacKinnon lights the lamp

0:38

Wild
6
Avalanche
9

Game 1

4/5

Wild
Avalanche

Game 2

6/5

Avalanche
Wild

Game 3

10/5

Avalanche
Wild

Game 4

11/5

Wild
Avalanche

Game 5

13/5

Avalanche
Wild

Game 6

15/5

Wild
Avalanche

Game 7

17/5

Ball Arena

9:00 AM, 4 May 2026

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,148

Referees:
Kyle Rehman
Garrett Rank
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Trent Knorr

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

In just the 10th playoff game in NHL history with at least 15 combined goals, the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to defeat the short-handed Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday in a wacky Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series.

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

— A tight game was expected. A game featuring 15 goals between two of the top defensive teams?

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

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Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights