Colorado Avalanche 1, Minnesota Wild 5: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Avalanche 1 to Minnesota Wild 5, on Saturday, May 9, 2026 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.
NHL · West 2nd Round - Game 3Saturday, May 9, 2026
DateMay 9, 2026
Start time9:00 PM ET
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance19,236
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheMinnesota Wild
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
55-16-11Record46-24-12
2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:08 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:47 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 7:52 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:07 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 16:46 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 7:59 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 16:24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 14:52 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 19:33 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:52 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 20:34 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:52 | 0:34 | 2:41 | 16:37 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 0:37 | 1:36 | 11:12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 8:06 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 7:53 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:39 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:54 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 13:17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 15:39 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 29:06 | 3:52 | 1:05 | 24:09 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:56 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 18:18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:34 | 1:03 | 1:50 | 19:41 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .923 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32:27 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24:23 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:03 | 3:11 | 2:37 | 15:15 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 8:49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:01 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Hartman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:14 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 18:55 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 10:32 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23:27 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 20:16 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:30 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 10:36 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 7:11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:27 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 12:02 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 13:58 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 14:16 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 12:17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29:37 | 0:25 | 1:52 | 27:20 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28:32 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 25:21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daemon Hunt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 2:56 | 11:38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 12:25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0:25 | 1:57 | 15:14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .972 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 59:57 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 2-2
Mar 8, 2026MIN 2, COL 3
Feb 26, 2026MIN 5, COL 2
Dec 21, 2025COL 5, MIN 1
Nov 28, 2025COL 2, MIN 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild?
Minnesota Wild won, 5-1, on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild?
Colorado Avalanche 1, Minnesota Wild 5.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon (1 goals). Minnesota Wild: Kirill Kaprizov (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild played?
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN.
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