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Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

Playoffs · Saturday, May 9, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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Final

SOG 36–26

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Game summary

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Wild 36-26.

Goals came from Kirill Kaprizov, Quinn Hughes, Ryan Hartman, Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Faber and Matt Boldy.

Jesper Wallstedt made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 9 of 12.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Colorado AvalancheCOL010136
Minnesota WildMIN221526

Three stars

  1. ★1st starKirill KaprizovMIN · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starQuinn HughesMIN · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starJesper WallstedtMIN · .972 SV%

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
2:01

1–3 · 2nd 13:11 · MacKinnon. Foligno was 2:01 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceMIN on ice

0–1 MIN

1st 15:11 · Kaprizov

Kulak 0:21

0–2 MIN

1st 16:44 · PP · Hughes

Burns 0:52

0–3 MIN

2nd 4:23 · PP · Hartman

Burns 0:49

1–3 COL

2nd 13:11 · PP · MacKinnon

Stuck out there: Foligno 2:01

1–4 MIN

2nd 13:31 · Faber

Stuck out there: Makar 1:50

1–5 MIN

3rd 19:56 · EN · Boldy

Necas 3:55

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

COLMIN
36Shots on goal26
62%Faceoff %38%
1/3Power play2/3
8Penalty minutes8
25Hits39
8Blocked shots15
16Giveaways17
3Takeaways7

Penalties

  • 1st 12:09Brock Faber · high sticking2 min
  • 1st 14:54Parker Kelly · roughing2 min
  • 1st 14:54Ryan Hartman · roughing2 min
  • 1st 15:52Devon Toews · hooking2 min
  • 1st 17:42Quinn Hughes · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 03:39Parker Kelly · holding2 min
  • 2nd 12:16Marcus Foligno · interference2 min
  • 2nd 19:33Nathan MacKinnon · cross checking2 min

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