Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime on Friday, March 8, 2024 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild 1 39-34-9
at Colorado Avalanche 2 50-25-7

News about this game

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Minnesota Wild 11 12 7 0 30
Colorado Avalanche 12 7 17 4 40

Three stars

  1. V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
  2. A. Georgiev, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
  3. A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:42 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (11) Nathan MacKinnon (70) Even strength MIN 0, COL 1
2nd 10:44 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (6) Kirill Kaprizov (38), Joel Eriksson Ek (29) Even strength MIN 1, COL 1
OT 02:32 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (23) Mikko Rantanen (53), Nathan MacKinnon (71) Power play MIN 1, COL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 30 40
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 18 27
Blocked shots 24 13
Giveaways 1 5
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 V. Lettieri C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 08:49
Number 11 A. Beckman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:05
Number 12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:44
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 23:53
Number 15 M. Shaw C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 06:12
Number 17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:54
Number 23 M. Rossi C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 50% 18:31
Number 27 J. Lucchini C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 66.7% 09:19
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:45
Number 38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 52.9% 19:09
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 33.3% 15:53
Number 97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 21:23
Number 4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 10:01
Number 6 D. Mermis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 13:31
Number 7 B. Faber D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 26:59
Number 24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 20:59
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 25:21
Number 47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20:08
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 F. Gustavsson 40 38 2 .950 62:32 OT loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 09:50
Number 12 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 07:11
Number 13 V. Nichushkin R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:48
Number 15 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 0 55.6% 15:29
Number 20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 20% 12:10
Number 27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 50% 15:57
Number 28 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 6 4 0 0 13:43
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 0 2 2 +1 0 6 0 0 0 47.4% 25:11
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 41.2% 13:56
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 0 0 22:32
Number 94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:23
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 0 1 1 0 4 6 2 0 0 85.7% 24:30
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15:40
Number 7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 0 22:07
Number 8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 5 0 24:11
Number 26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 18:45
Number 42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16:23
Number 49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 3 0 20:40
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 A. Georgiev 30 29 1 .967 62:32 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:31 Minnesota Wild Jon Merrill Slashing 2
1st 06:30 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Hooking 2
1st 08:55 Minnesota Wild Frederick Gaudreau Tripping 2
1st 11:17 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen Tripping 2
2nd 12:01 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen Holding 2
2nd 17:07 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen Holding 2
3rd 06:32 Minnesota Wild Jake Lucchini Interference 2
3rd 14:05 Colorado Avalanche Andrew Cogliano Ps throwing object at puck (penalty shot) 0
OT 00:42 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Hooking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, David Brisebois
Minnesota Wild scratches
Alex Goligoski, Jake Middleton
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Zach Parise, Chris Wagner, Caleb Jones, Logan O'Connor

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