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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Playoffs Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–1 on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 1 55-16-11
at Minnesota Wild 5 46-24-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 0 1
Minnesota Wild 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 9 13 14 36
Minnesota Wild 10 8 8 26

Three stars

  1. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. Q. Hughes, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:11 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (4) Brock Faber (4), Quinn Hughes (9) Even strength COL 0, MIN 1
1st 16:44 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes (4) Mats Zuccarello (6), Kirill Kaprizov (9) Power play COL 0, MIN 2
2nd 04:23 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (3) Mats Zuccarello (7), Kirill Kaprizov (10) Power play COL 0, MIN 3
2nd 13:11 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (5) Gabriel Landeskog (5), Nazem Kadri (4) Power play COL 1, MIN 3
2nd 13:31 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (4) Vladimir Tarasenko (2), Michael McCarron (2) Even strength COL 1, MIN 4
3rd 19:56 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (7) Brock Faber (5) Even strength, Empty net COL 1, MIN 5

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 36 26
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 25 39
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 16 17
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 32/52 (61.5%) 20/52 (38.5%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 66.7% 12:39
11 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 64.7% 19:52
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 13:25
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 0 0 100% 08:54
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 08:47
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:08
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 08:06
29 N. MacKinnon C 1 0 1 -1 2 4 1 0 1 36.4% 23:51
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:30
88 M. Necas C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 24:52
91 N. Kadri C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 80% 21:07
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 50% 20:40
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 22:34
8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 29:06
27 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 17:25
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:54
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 18:56
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:48
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 13 12 1 .923 32:27
41 S. Wedgewood 12 9 3 .750 24:23 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 1 0 20% 21:03
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 11:14
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 09:01
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:23
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 17:27
38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 2 1 45.5% 21:14
47 M. McCarron C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 40% 13:30
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 11:37
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:45
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:57
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 12:27
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 2 3 +3 0 4 0 2 0 23:27
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:26
7 B. Faber D 1 2 3 +3 2 4 1 2 0 29:37
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:18
43 Q. Hughes D 1 1 2 +2 2 1 0 1 1 28:32
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 0 17:36
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:34
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 36 35 1 .972 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:09 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber High sticking 2
1st 14:54 Colorado Avalanche Parker Kelly Roughing 2
1st 14:54 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Roughing 2
1st 15:52 Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews Hooking 2
1st 17:42 Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes Cross checking 2
2nd 03:39 Colorado Avalanche Parker Kelly Holding 2
2nd 12:16 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Interference 2
2nd 19:33 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Cross checking 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jesse Marquis
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Josh Manson, Joel Kiviranta, Zakhar Bardakov
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jeff Petry, Jonas Brodin, Cal Petersen, Robby Fabbri, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Joel Eriksson Ek, Ben Jones, Bobby Brink, Matt Kiersted, Carson Lambos, Hunter Haight, David Spacek, Riley Mercer, Chase Wutzke

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 May 9

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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