Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche, West 2nd Round Game 1

NHL

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

6-9

Final

Avalanche

55-16-11, 121 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MIN shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	9	16	11	36
COL	16	14	13	43

In net

Jesper Wallstedt34/42 SV, .810

Scott Wedgewood30/36 SV, .833

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	3	1	6
COL	3	2	4	9

Who won: Avalanche 9-6

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in West 2nd Round Game 1 on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Avalanche outscored the Wild 4-1 in the 3rd period. Cale Makar led the Avalanche in goals (2). Quinn Hughes led the Wild in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:13
Faceoff win vs N. Kadri
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
M. McCarron · 1 A
P3 0:36
Big hit on N. Roy
Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Roy
Y. Trenin · 1 A
P3 0:49
Snap shot wide right
Ross Colton Snap Shot Wide Right
R. Colton · 1 A
P3 1:03
Wrist shot on goal
Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
L. O'Connor · 1 A
P3 1:04
Snap shot on goal
Logan O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
L. O'Connor · 1 A
P3 2:08
Faceoff win vs N. Sturm
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nico Sturm
J. Drury · 1 G
GOALP3 2:08
Goal! Wrist shot
N. MacKinnon · 1 G, 2 A
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3)
MIN 6 - 9 COL
P3 2:40
Wrist shot on goal
Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
M. Boldy · 1 A
P3 2:54
Faceoff win vs N. MacKinnon
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
M. Boldy · 1 A
GOALP3 2:54
Goal! Wrist shot
C. Makar · 2 G, 1 A
Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (5), Martin Necas (5)
MIN 6 - 8 COL
P3 3:46
Faceoff win vs B. Nelson
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
M. McCarron · 1 A
P3 3:59
Faceoff win vs M. McCarron
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Michael McCarron
B. Nelson
GOALP3 3:59
Goal! Tip-in
M. Zuccarello · 1 G
Mats Zuccarello Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Matt Boldy (4), Quinn Hughes (8)
MIN 6 - 7 COL
P3 4:47
Big hit on R. Colton
Jared Spurgeon hit Ross Colton
J. Spurgeon
P3 4:57
Snap shot wide left
Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot Wide Left
V. Tarasenko · 1 G
P3 5:08
Faceoff win vs N. Roy
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
M. McCarron · 1 A
P3 5:24
Shot blocked by K. Kaprizov
Cale Makar shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
C. Makar · 2 G, 1 A
P3 5:40
Snap shot on goal
Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Necas · 3 A
P3 5:43
Big hit on B. Kulak
Yakov Trenin hit Brett Kulak
Y. Trenin · 1 A
P3 6:01
Big hit on D. Hunt
Valeri Nichushkin hit Daemon Hunt
V. Nichushkin · 2 A
P3 6:18
Faceoff win vs B. Nelson
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brock Nelson
N. Sturm
P3 6:20
Snap shot on goal
Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
V. Nichushkin · 2 A
P3 6:29
Wrist shot wide right
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
V. Nichushkin · 2 A