Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche, West 2nd Round Game 5

NHLWest 2nd Round · Game 5 · Series tied 2-2

Wild

2-2 in series

3-4

Final/OT

Avalanche

2-2 in series

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MIN shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MIN	13	3	4	0	20
COL	12	9	9	4	34

In net

Jesper Wallstedt30/34 SV, .882

Scott Wedgewood7/7 SV, 1.000

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	3	0	0	0	3
COL	0	1	2	1	4

Who won: Avalanche 4-3

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime in West 2nd Round Game 5 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Avalanche outscored the Wild 2-0 in the 3rd period. Parker Kelly led the Avalanche in goals (1). Nick Foligno led the Wild in goals (2).

Player of the game

Martin Necas

COL · 2 A, 3 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

25%

MIN · 2.00 xG

75%

COL · 3.52 xG

Avalanche created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 3:52
Goal! Snap shot
B. Kulak · 1 G, 1 A
Brett Kulak Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (10), Parker Kelly (1)
MIN 3 - 4 COL
OT 3:34
Snap shot on goal
Jack Drury Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
J. Drury · 1 G
OT 3:19
Faceoff win vs J. Drury
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Jack Drury
M. Boldy · 2 A
OT 3:01
Wrist shot on goal
Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
J. Kiviranta
OT 2:57
Shot blocked by P. Kelly
Brock Faber shot blocked by Parker Kelly
B. Faber
OT 2:12
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Jake Middleton
G. Landeskog
OT 2:11
Faceoff win vs R. Hartman
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
N. MacKinnon · 1 G
OT 2:10
Shot blocked by Q. Hughes
Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
L. O'Connor
OT 1:48
Wrist shot wide right
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
R. Colton
OT 1:40
Faceoff win vs B. Nelson
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
M. McCarron
OT 1:26
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
M. Boldy · 2 A
OT 1:22
Backhand above crossbar
Nathan MacKinnon Backhand Above Crossbar
N. MacKinnon · 1 G
OT 1:05
Wrist shot on goal
Gabriel Landeskog Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
G. Landeskog
OT 0:54
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Martin Necas
M. Necas · 2 A
OT 0:47
Faceoff win vs N. MacKinnon
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
M. McCarron
OT 0:15
Big hit on M. McCarron
Brent Burns hit Michael McCarron
B. Burns · 2 A
OT 0:12
Wrist shot wide right
Michael McCarron Wrist Shot Wide Right
M. McCarron
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs M. McCarron
Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Michael McCarron
N. Kadri
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Martin Necas
M. Necas · 2 A
P3 0:07
Big hit on M. Zuccarello
Gabriel Landeskog hit Mats Zuccarello
G. Landeskog
P3 0:15
Big hit on G. Landeskog
Ryan Hartman hit Gabriel Landeskog
R. Hartman
P3 0:50
Faceoff win vs N. MacKinnon
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
R. Hartman