Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 1: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche 5 to Minnesota Wild 1, on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLSunday, December 21, 2025
DateDec 21, 2025
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
TVESPN+
Attendance19,146
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Minnesota Wild | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheMinnesota Wild
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-2-7Record22-10-5
3rd in Central DivisionStanding1st in Central Division
4-5Road record / home record5-2
WWLLWLast 5WLWWW
W2StreakW1
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheMinnesota Wild
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMinnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:45 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 8:31 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:03 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 9:59 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 9:37 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 8:16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 8:29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20:52 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 15:54 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:07 | 1:18 | 1:27 | 14:22 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:33 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 17:35 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:40 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 14:42 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:57 | 4:58 | 2:08 | 10:51 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:27 | 1:18 | 2:15 | 15:54 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 8:58 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:28 | 0:04 | 3:25 | 16:59 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 13:20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23:25 | 4:58 | 2:31 | 15:56 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:43 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 15:28 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:23 | 1:18 | 2:59 | 18:06 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .966 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:34 | 4:20 | 3:12 | 14:02 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:24 | 4:23 | 2:28 | 13:33 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ryan Hartman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:09 | 1:37 | 0:04 | 16:28 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:29 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:42 | 0:45 | 13:03 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:29 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 17:09 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nico Sturm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 7:44 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:57 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 12:22 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yakov Trenin | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 8:41 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:03 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 4:26 | 0:04 | 15:26 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Brodin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:35 | 0:00 | 4:16 | 18:19 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:07 | 1:26 | 4:17 | 17:24 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:41 | 4:34 | 0:04 | 22:03 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Jiricek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 11:24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:34 | 1:37 | 2:01 | 17:56 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .902 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 58:45 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild?
Colorado Avalanche won, 5-1, on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild?
Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 1.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals). Minnesota Wild: Ryan Hartman (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild played?
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN.
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