Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Thursday, April 4, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Colorado Avalanche	5	50-25-7
at Minnesota Wild	2	39-34-9

News about this game

Key Showdown in Central Division Rivalry: Colorado Avalanche Take on Minnesota Wild

Wed, Apr 3, 2024

Avalanche (47-22-6) vs. Wild (36-28-10) in a Central Division clash. Avalanche lead season series 2-1. Stars: Kaprizov (Wild), Rantanen (Avalanche).
MacKinnon's Stellar Performance and Annunen's Remarkable Saves Propel Avalanche to Victory Over Wild | NHL Summary

Thu, Apr 4, 2024

Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche with a goal and 2 assists, securing a 5-2 victory over Minnesota. Annunen's 44 saves and Drouin's 2 goals padded the win. Wild's playoff hopes dim.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	1	2	5
Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	18	8	10	36
Minnesota Wild	11	18	17	46

Three stars

J. Annunen, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Drouin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:34	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (14)	Jack Johnson (13), Casey Mittelstadt (37)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 0
1st	08:05	Minnesota Wild	Vinni Lettieri (5)	Mason Shaw (2), Jake Lucchini (3)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
1st	12:28	Colorado Avalanche	Jonathan Drouin (16)	Cale Makar (63), Nathan MacKinnon (81)	Power play	COL 2, MIN 1
2nd	00:43	Colorado Avalanche	Jonathan Drouin (17)	Nathan MacKinnon (82), Devon Toews (34)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 1
2nd	10:10	Minnesota Wild	Declan Chisholm (2)	Kirill Kaprizov (47), Mats Zuccarello (46)	Power play	COL 3, MIN 2
3rd	06:32	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (48)	Jonathan Drouin (34)	Even strength	COL 4, MIN 2
3rd	18:32	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (40)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	COL 5, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	36	46
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	18	11
Blocked shots	15	16
Giveaways	9	9
Takeaways	6	7
Faceoffs won	34/66 (51.5%)	32/66 (48.5%)

Box score

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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	12:28
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:49
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:04
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	42.9%	07:41
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	77.8%	12:43
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	2	1	3	+3	2	5	0	0	1	100%	21:16
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:44
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	2	3	+3	0	5	0	2	0	61.1%	20:27
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	14:58
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:02
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:38
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	0	1	+3	2	4	1	1	0	37.5%	20:54
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		16:07
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	2	0		20:45
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	1	0		23:20
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0	0		17:53
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		22:00
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		19:06

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Annunen	46	44	2	.957	60:00	Win

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 10 V. Lettieri	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	07:39
Number 11 A. Beckman	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		08:56
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	-3	2	6	2	0	0		25:31
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	-2	0	7	1	1	0	63%	22:34
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		07:25
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0	33.3%	11:33
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0	42.1%	17:50
Number 27 J. Lucchini	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:12
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	0	0	25%	21:11
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	11:54
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		18:15
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	0	1	1	-2	2	4	1	0	0		24:45
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		12:37
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		16:46
Number 7 B. Faber	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0	0		28:03
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3	0		24:06
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:17
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	4	1		18:49

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 F. Gustavsson	35	31	4	.886	58:29	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:20	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov	Tripping	2
2nd	03:53	Colorado Avalanche	Jonathan Drouin	Hooking	2
2nd	06:22	Minnesota Wild	Matt Boldy	Tripping	2
2nd	07:44	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Slashing	2
2nd	09:05	Colorado Avalanche	Samuel Girard	Tripping	2
2nd	16:26	Colorado Avalanche	Sean Walker	Holding	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Caleb Jones, Yakov Trenin, Jean-Luc Foudy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Zach Bogosian, Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Dakota Mermis

2023-2024 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 24, 2023
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 8, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 4, 2024
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 9, 2024

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