Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 9:30 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at home.

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

News about this game

NHL Clash: Kaprizov's Goal-Scoring Talent Against Avalanche's Offensive Wave

Mon, Apr 8, 2024

Wild (37-30-10) vs. Avalanche (48-24-6) in their 4th season match. Avalanche won last 5-2. MacKinnon (48G, 85A) & Kaprizov (41G, 48A) lead the offense.
MacKinnon Nets Seventh Hat Trick as Colorado Avalanche Break Goal Record in 5-2 Win Over Minnesota Wild

Tue, Apr 9, 2024

MacKinnon's hat trick propels Avalanche past Wild 5-2, securing 2nd in Central. Hits 51 goals for the season, a first. Lehkonen, Makar also score.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	12	5	5	22
Colorado Avalanche	14	9	9	32

Three stars

N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (3 goals, 1 assist)
C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Drouin, Colorado Avalanche (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:34	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (16)	Nathan MacKinnon (86), Cale Makar (66)	Power play	MIN 0, COL 1
1st	08:38	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (49)	Jonathan Drouin (35), Cale Makar (67)	Even strength	MIN 0, COL 2
1st	10:14	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (42)	Mats Zuccarello (50), Matt Boldy (36)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 2
1st	19:40	Minnesota Wild	Matt Boldy (27)	Mats Zuccarello (51), Declan Chisholm (6)	Power play	MIN 2, COL 2
2nd	06:15	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (20)	Devon Toews (36), Jonathan Drouin (36)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 3
2nd	14:50	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (50)	Jonathan Drouin (37), Devon Toews (37)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 4
2nd	19:08	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (51)	Artturi Lehkonen (16)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 5

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	22	32
Power play	2 of 5	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	10
Hits	8	14
Blocked shots	11	15
Giveaways	2	0
Takeaways	8	12
Faceoffs won	29/55 (52.7%)	26/55 (47.3%)

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 10 V. Lettieri	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	08:36
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	1	1	2	-1	2	3	0	2	1	100%	23:18
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	58.8%	22:28
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	100%	08:13
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		09:44
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	1	0	28.6%	17:03
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	2	2	-2	0	2	2	0	0	100%	21:30
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	58.3%	15:22
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:16
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:49
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	1	0	1	-4	2	4	0	0	1		25:45
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:29
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	3	0		16:41
Number 7 B. Faber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0		26:27
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		20:19
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:41
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:25
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:19

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 F. Gustavsson	32	27	5	.844	59:05	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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	0		14:24
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:03
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:58
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:38
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	57.1%	06:54
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	71.4%	14:28
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	3	3	+4	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	20:52
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	3	1	4	+4	2	10	0	1	0	40%	19:00
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	15:01
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	1	2	+4	0	1	1	0	1		21:46
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	18.2%	15:00
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:29
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:29
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	0	0		20:54
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	2	3	+2	0	5	1	2	0		22:13
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	4	0		17:36
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		18:34
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		21:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:42	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov	Tripping	2
1st	04:04	Minnesota Wild	Mason Shaw	Hooking	2
1st	09:13	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt	Hooking	2
1st	17:52	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner	Holding	2
2nd	02:45	Minnesota Wild	Matt Boldy	Holding	2
2nd	07:37	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	00:39	Colorado Avalanche	Zach Parise	Tripping	2
3rd	05:10	Minnesota Wild	Marat Khusnutdinov	Hooking	2
3rd	19:46	Colorado Avalanche	Sean Walker	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Ryan Gibbons
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marcus Foligno, Dakota Mermis, Jake Lucchini, Adam Beckman, Jesper Wallstedt
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Miles Wood, Mikko Rantanen, Caleb Jones

2023-2024 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche 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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Buffalo Sabres 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Tue, Apr 9, 2024
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Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Apr 9, 2024
Arizona Coyotes 0 at Seattle Kraken 5	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Seattle Kraken, Tue, Apr 9, 2024
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