Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL

Wild

37-16-11, 85 PTS

2-3

Final/SO

Avalanche

43-10-9, 95 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
MIN	9	15	9	1	3	37
COL	14	12	8	2	4	40

In net

Jesper Wallstedt34/36 SV, .944

Scott Wedgewood32/34 SV, .941

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

Who won: Avalanche 3-2

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche in goals (1). Nico Sturm led the Wild in goals (1).

MIN

COL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Matt BoldyLW	0	3	0	0	22:26	3:36	4:01	14:49	21	0	35	0	4	2	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Bobby BrinkRW	3	1	0	0	12:52	1:35	0:00	11:17	16	0	13	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Joel Eriksson EkC	4	0	0	0	21:34	3:31	4:01	14:02	22	0	17	1	1	1	10	7	58.8	0	0	0
Nick FolignoLW	0	1	1	1	9:00	0:00	2:30	6:30	14	0	3	0	1	0	2	2	50.0	2	0	0
Ryan HartmanRW	1	3	1	-2	17:30	1:33	0:00	15:57	20	0	14	0	2	1	9	6	60.0	1	1	2
Kirill KaprizovLW	0	1	0	-2	22:41	3:34	0:00	19:07	24	1	36	0	4	3	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Michael McCarronC	3	2	0	0	10:44	0:02	3:51	6:51	15	0	6	0	3	1	2	1	66.7	0	0	0
Nico SturmC	1	2	1	1	7:47	0:01	2:07	5:39	14	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
Vladimir TarasenkoRW	0	1	0	0	14:36	1:31	0:00	13:05	17	0	16	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Yakov TreninC	0	4	1	0	15:03	0:00	3:26	11:37	17	0	6	0	1	0	1	1	50.0	2	1	2
Danila YurovRW	1	3	0	0	12:39	0:55	0:01	11:43	16	0	8	0	4	0	2	5	28.6	1	0	0
Mats ZuccarelloRW	0	0	0	-2	17:48	2:29	0:00	15:19	18	0	12	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BogosianD	1	2	0	13:23	0:00	0:00	13:23	16	2	0	2	1	2	1	2
Jonas BrodinD	4	0	0	17:53	0:02	4:50	13:01	23	3	0	2	0	1	0	0
Brock FaberD	1	0	-1	28:14	1:26	5:08	21:40	28	14	1	1	0	2	0	0
Quinn HughesD	1	0	-2	26:48	3:29	0:06	23:13	26	6	1	0	3	2	1	2
Jake MiddletonD	0	2	1	17:48	0:00	5:12	12:36	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jared SpurgeonD	1	0	0	17:48	0:48	4:47	12:13	23	6	0	1	0	0	0	0