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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Minnesota Wild 2 46-24-12
at Colorado Avalanche 3 55-16-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 0 0 2 0 0 2
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 1 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 9 15 9 1 0 34
Colorado Avalanche 14 12 8 2 0 36

Three stars

  1. S. Wedgewood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
  2. J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  3. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 12:19 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (43) Nazem Kadri (30) Even strength MIN 0, COL 1
3rd 04:17 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (36) Quinn Hughes (57), Joel Eriksson Ek (26) Power play MIN 1, COL 1
3rd 07:01 Minnesota Wild Nico Sturm (4) Brock Faber (28) Shorthanded MIN 2, COL 1
3rd 12:39 Colorado Avalanche Nicolas Roy (6) Brett Kulak (10), Joel Kiviranta (6) Even strength MIN 2, COL 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Saved
1 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin Goal
2 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy Goal
2 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas Saved
3 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Saved
3 Colorado Avalanche Nazem Kadri Saved
4 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko Saved
4 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 34 36
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 25 20
Blocked shots 21 14
Giveaways 19 9
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 28/50 (56%) 22/50 (44%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
10 B. Brink R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 12:52
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 100% 22:26
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 50% 15:03
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 58.8% 21:34
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 28.6% 12:39
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 17:48
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 1 0 60% 17:30
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 66.7% 10:44
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 09:00
78 N. Sturm C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 07:47
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:36
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 0 1 -2 2 4 1 0 1 22:41
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 17:48
7 B. Faber D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 28:14
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 13:23
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 17:53
43 Q. Hughes D 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 1 0 26:48
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:48
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 36 34 2 .944 64:29 OT loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
10 N. Roy C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 45.5% 12:16
11 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 24:06
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 15:42
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 100% 14:06
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 28.6% 14:58
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 0 0 50% 12:41
29 N. MacKinnon C 1 0 1 +1 2 9 0 0 0 37.5% 22:29
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 10:05
88 M. Necas C 0 0 0 +1 0 6 1 0 0 25:01
91 N. Kadri C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 3 1 0 50% 21:47
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 06:12
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 13:11
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25:43
8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 25:00
27 B. Kulak D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:04
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 14:14
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:44
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 5 0 18:41
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
41 S. Wedgewood 34 32 2 .941 63:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:20 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes Cross checking 2
1st 06:57 Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian Hooking 2
2nd 00:43 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman High sticking 2
2nd 04:28 Colorado Avalanche Nicolas Roy High sticking 2
3rd 04:13 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Slashing 2
3rd 05:17 Minnesota Wild Yakov Trenin Slashing 2
3rd 09:29 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Slashing 2
3rd 14:58 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin Slashing 2
OT 03:57 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Interference 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Jean Hebert, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
James Tobias, Joe Mahon
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jeff Petry, Marcus Johansson, Robby Fabbri, Daemon Hunt
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Nick Blankenburg

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Colorado Avalanche 9 Final Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild Not needed Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Buffalo Sabres 8 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page

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