Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, January 17, 2022, 3:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout on Monday, January 17, 2022 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Minnesota Wild	3	53-22-7
at Colorado Avalanche	4	56-19-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	1	2	0	0	3
Colorado Avalanche	2	0	1	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	12	16	4	0	40
Colorado Avalanche	16	8	11	3	0	38

Three stars

P. Francouz, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:57	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (20)	Nathan MacKinnon (31), Cale Makar (21)	Power play	MIN 0, COL 1
1st	17:39	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Newhook (8)	Samuel Girard (17), Andre Burakovsky (17)	Even strength	MIN 0, COL 2
2nd	00:33	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala (9)	Matt Boldy (2)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 2
3rd	06:46	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (15)	Mats Zuccarello (20), Mathew Dumba (14)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 2
3rd	16:28	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (9)	Gabriel Landeskog (23), Mikko Rantanen (26)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 3
3rd	17:09	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (16)	Mats Zuccarello (21)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Minnesota Wild	Mats Zuccarello	Saved
1	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Goal (winner)
3	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	40	38
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	19	25
Hits	28	24
Blocked shots	29	19
Giveaways	2	8
Takeaways	11	8
Faceoffs won	37/69 (53.6%)	32/69 (46.4%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	35.7%	12:01
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	2	0	50%	17:14
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0		16:03
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	0	7	2	5	1	0		13:24
Number 21 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		08:37
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	2	0		19:16
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	0	0		17:53
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	+1	4	5	3	1	0	58.3%	21:11
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	83.3%	10:12
Number 52 C. Dewar	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	20%	10:04
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	64.7%	17:42
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	0	0		19:22
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		19:02
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		17:04
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	3	0		25:07
Number 29 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		24:14
Number 47 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	5	0		21:38
Number 59 C. Addison	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		14:09

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 K. Kahkonen	38	35	3	.921	64:54	OT loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Maltsev	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	05:39
Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		11:09
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	50%	09:52
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	2	0	50%	13:09
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		17:53
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	1	2	-1	2	6	2	1	0	42.9%	25:48
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0	20%	14:28
Number 44 K. Sherwood	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:22
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	40%	22:11
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	58.8%	23:10
Number 95 A. Burakovsky	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		15:20
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	1	2	0	2	4	0	1	1		22:32
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		17:02
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		19:11
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	2	1	0		28:33
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	2	0		28:10
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		23:05
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	17	1	3	0	0		04:26

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	13	12	1	.923	29:26
Number 39 P. Francouz	27	25	2	.926	35:34	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:19	Minnesota Wild	Brandon Duhaime	High sticking	2
1st	15:35	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Hooking	2
2nd	00:52	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno	Tripping	2
2nd	03:45	Colorado Avalanche	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	High sticking	2
2nd	08:53	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:53	Minnesota Wild	Jordan Greenway	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:53	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid	Instigator	2
2nd	08:53	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	08:53	Minnesota Wild	Jordan Greenway	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	13:17	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Delaying game	2
2nd	18:36	Colorado Avalanche	Jack Johnson	Holding	2
3rd	01:18	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno	High sticking	2
3rd	01:18	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Holding	2
3rd	09:18	Minnesota Wild	Alex Goligoski	Embellishment	2
3rd	09:18	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Interference	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Dean Evason
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Matt MacPherson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Cam Talbot, Nick Bjugstad, Jonas Brodin
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Ryan Murray, Valeri Nichushkin, Bowen Byram

2021-2022 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 30, 2021
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Other NHL games on Monday, January 17, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Seattle Kraken 3	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Nashville Predators 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Jan 17, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Jan 17, 2022

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