Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Avalanche

26-2-7, 59 PTS

5-1

Final

Wild

22-10-5, 49 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

COL shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
COL	14	19	9	42
MIN	7	13	9	29

In net

Mackenzie Blackwood28/29 SV, .966

Jesper Wallstedt37/41 SV, .902

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

Who won: Avalanche 5-1

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena. The Avalanche outscored the Wild 2-0 in the 2nd period. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche in goals (2). Ryan Hartman led the Wild in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

COLMIN

8Blocked Shots25

17Hits13

6Takeaways2

42Shots29

2Power Play Goals0

4Power Play Opportunities3

50.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

42Faceoffs Won34

55.3Faceoff Win Percent44.7

20Giveaways11

3Total Penalties4

6Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Cale Makar

COL · 1 G, 2 A, 7 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

64%

COL · 3.94 xG

36%

MIN · 3.03 xG

Avalanche created better chances: they win this game 64% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:06
Backhand wide left
Sam Malinski Backhand Wide Left
S. Malinski
P3 1:08
Big hit on P. Kelly
Jared Spurgeon hit Parker Kelly
J. Spurgeon
P3 1:12
Shot blocked by J. Drury
Parker Kelly shot blocked by Jack Drury
P. Kelly
P3 1:22
Faceoff win vs D. Yurov
Jack Drury faceoff won against Danila Yurov
J. Drury
P3 1:34
Wrist shot on goal
Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
S. Malinski
P3 2:25
Faceoff win vs R. Colton
Vincent Hinostroza faceoff won against Ross Colton
V. Hinostroza
GOALP3 2:25
Goal! Wrist shot
N. MacKinnon · 2 G
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (11), Valeri Nichushkin (13)
COL 5 - 1 MIN
P3 2:45
Big hit on K. Kaprizov
Nathan MacKinnon hit Kirill Kaprizov
N. MacKinnon · 2 G
P3 2:49
Batted wide right
Joel Eriksson Ek Batted Wide Right
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 2:50
Snap shot on goal
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 3:07
Face off
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 3:31
Wrist shot wide left
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
C. Makar · 1 G, 2 A
P3 3:36
Wrist shot on goal
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Q. Hughes
P3 3:41
Wrist shot on goal
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 3:54
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Martin Necas
M. Necas · 1 G
P3 4:08
Faceoff win vs N. MacKinnon
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
R. Hartman · 1 G
GOALP3 4:08
Goal! Slap shot
B. Nelson · 1 G, 2 A
Brock Nelson Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12)
COL 4 - 1 MIN
P3 4:29
Big hit on V. Nichushkin
Yakov Trenin hit Valeri Nichushkin
Y. Trenin
P3 5:11
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Brock Faber
B. Faber
P3 5:27
Wrist shot wide left
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide Left
K. Kaprizov · 1 A
P3 5:42
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
G. Landeskog · 2 A
P3 5:43
Tip-in shot on goal
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 5:49
Faceoff win vs G. Landeskog
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 6:15
Wrist shot on goal
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
C. Makar · 1 G, 2 A