Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche
On the ice
MIN shoots leftCOL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 10 | 17 | 9 | 36 |
| COL | 13 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
In net
Filip Gustavsson44/45 SV, .978
Mackenzie Blackwood31/34 SV, .912| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Wild 5-2
The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Wild lead the series 2-1. The Wild outscored the Avalanche 3-1 in the 3rd period. Matt Boldy led the Wild in goals (2). Martin Necas led the Avalanche in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin BrindleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:52 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 5:38 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross ColtonC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack DruryC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 11:32 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker KellyC | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 10:41 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel KivirantaLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 4:08 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel LandeskogLW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 4:51 | 0:33 | 16:20 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Artturi LehkonenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:06 | 2:33 | 1:26 | 11:07 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 18:35 | 24 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin NecasC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:21 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 19:30 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:20 | 4:47 | 4:14 | 12:19 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri NichushkinRW | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:31 | 1:04 | 3:04 | 11:23 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Victor OlofssonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 6:53 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent BurnsD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:17 | 2:15 | 12:07 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett KulakD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 13:56 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale MakarD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:45 | 4:51 | 3:23 | 18:31 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 13:38 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh MansonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 12:44 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:23 | 1:09 | 4:25 | 19:49 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 56:59 | 0 | 0 |
More from this season series: MIN leads series 2-1
Blue Jackets29-21-72
Bruins33-20-54Final
Islanders33-21-54
Canadiens32-17-93Final/OT
Red Wings34-19-62
Senators28-22-81Final/OT
Maple Leafs27-23-91
Panthers30-25-35Final
Devils28-29-21
Penguins30-15-124Final
Lightning38-15-44
Hurricanes37-15-65Final
Flyers26-21-113
Rangers22-29-72Final/OT
Kraken27-22-91
Blues21-28-95Final
Blackhawks22-27-92
Predators27-24-74Final
Flames24-27-64
Sharks27-25-41Final