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

NHL

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

2-5

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	10	10	11	31
COL	7	9	7	23

In net

Filip Gustavsson18/22 SV, .818

Scott Wedgewood29/31 SV, .935

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	0	1	2
COL	2	1	2	5

Who won: Avalanche 5-2

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in West 2nd Round Game 2 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche in goals (1). Marcus Johansson led the Wild in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:05
Faceoff win vs N. Foligno
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Foligno
J. Drury
GOALP3 0:05
Goal! Wrist shot
V. Nichushkin · 1 G
Valeri Nichushkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Kulak (3), Brent Burns (1)
MIN 2 - 5 COL
P3 0:53
Shot blocked by B. Kulak
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brett Kulak
M. Boldy
P3 0:56
Faceoff win vs N. MacKinnon
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
M. Boldy
P3 1:03
Snap shot on goal
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
K. Kaprizov · 1 G
P3 1:20
Big hit on M. Boldy
Nathan MacKinnon hit Matt Boldy
N. MacKinnon · 1 G, 2 A
P3 1:35
Snap shot hit left post
Brock Faber Snap Shot Hit Left Post
B. Faber
P3 1:53
Wrist shot wide right
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide Right
K. Kaprizov · 1 G
P3 1:55
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Cale Makar
C. Makar
P3 2:14
Faceoff win vs R. Hartman
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
B. Nelson · 1 A
P3 2:16
Snap shot on goal
Ryan Hartman Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
R. Hartman · 1 A
P3 2:19
Faceoff win vs R. Hartman
Jack Drury faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
J. Drury
P3 2:26
Faceoff win vs J. Drury
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Jack Drury
M. Boldy
P3 2:38
Tip-in wide right
Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In Wide Right
A. Lehkonen
P3 2:43
Big hit on B. Nelson
Nico Sturm hit Brock Nelson
N. Sturm
P3 2:48
Shot blocked by J. Spurgeon
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
S. Malinski
P3 4:14
Tip-in shot on goal
Michael McCarron Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
M. McCarron
P3 4:19
Snap shot on goal
Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
N. Kadri · 1 A
P3 4:20
Snap shot on goal
Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
N. Kadri · 1 A
P3 4:26
Faceoff win vs M. McCarron
Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Michael McCarron
G. Landeskog · 1 G, 1 A
P3 4:26
FLAG
Penalty: cross checking
Kirill Kaprizov Cross-checking against Cale Makar (2 min)
K. Kaprizov · 1 G
P3 5:00
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Vladimir Tarasenko
V. Tarasenko
P3 5:08
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Michael McCarron
M. McCarron