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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5–1 on Sunday, December 21, 2025 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 14 19 9 42
Minnesota Wild 7 13 9 29

Three stars

  1. C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  3. M. Blackwood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:28 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas (16) Cale Makar (31), Gabriel Landeskog (11) Even strength COL 1, MIN 0
2nd 13:37 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (29) Brock Nelson (10), Cale Makar (32) Power play COL 2, MIN 0
2nd 18:33 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (11) Brock Nelson (11), Gabriel Landeskog (12) Power play COL 3, MIN 0
3rd 05:15 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (9) Jonas Brodin (7), Kirill Kaprizov (20) Even strength COL 3, MIN 1
3rd 15:52 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (14) Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12) Even strength COL 4, MIN 1
3rd 17:35 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (30) Devon Toews (11), Valeri Nichushkin (13) Even strength, Empty net COL 5, MIN 1

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 42 29
Power play 2 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 17 13
Blocked shots 8 25
Giveaways 20 11
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 42/76 (55.3%) 34/76 (44.7%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 1 2 3 +1 0 2 1 0 0 28.6% 17:57
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 19:27
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 100% 10:35
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 83.3% 11:50
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 10:03
29 N. MacKinnon C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 2 1 1 52.2% 22:33
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 09:45
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:07
88 M. Necas C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 19:40
92 G. Landeskog L 0 2 2 +2 2 4 4 1 0 81.8% 20:52
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:09
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10:12
7 D. Toews D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 2 0 22:23
8 C. Makar D 1 2 3 +2 0 7 1 0 1 23:25
42 J. Manson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 17:27
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:24
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:43
84 B. Burns D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 20:28
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 50% 21:34
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 66.7% 11:41
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 43.3% 20:24
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 08:50
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 08:29
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 16.7% 10:03
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 19:56
38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 3 0 63.2% 18:09
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37.5% 10:41
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15:30
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 13:57
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 0 0 21:29
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 13:20
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 23:07
25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:35
43 Q. Hughes D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 2 0 26:41
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 5 0 21:34
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:59
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 41 37 4 .902 58:45 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:56 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Interference 2
1st 09:03 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Hooking 2
2nd 10:03 Colorado Avalanche Jack Drury High sticking 2
2nd 12:47 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko Interference 2
2nd 15:07 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Interference 2
2nd 15:07 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Cross checking 2
3rd 09:30 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Holding 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Brandon Grillo
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Ilya Solovyov, Zakhar Bardakov
Minnesota Wild scratches
Tyler Pitlick, Ben Jones, Matt Kiersted

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 Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page

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