Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 2: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild 5 to Colorado Avalanche 2, on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Ball Arena, Denver, CO. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild.
NHLThursday, February 26, 2026
DateFeb 26, 2026
Start time9:00 PM ET
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
TVESPN+
Attendance18,148
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildColorado Avalanche
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-14-10Record38-10-9
1st in Central DivisionStanding3rd in Central Division
8-5Road record / home record7-3
WLWWWLast 5WWLLW
W1StreakW2
Team stats
Minnesota WildColorado Avalanche
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.
Minnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveColorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 2 | 2 | 22:42 | 6:50 | 2:02 | 13:50 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 6:27 | 2:16 | 12:29 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 32.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 7:21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:33 | 1:03 | 13:17 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:04 | 6:54 | 0:00 | 14:10 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 7:21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:15 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 11:23 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 0 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 12:24 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:32 | 6:42 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 15:14 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 12:57 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:44 | 1:15 | 4:13 | 20:16 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:12 | 7:08 | 0:00 | 19:04 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 9:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Middleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:58 | 0:00 | 3:41 | 15:17 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:17 | 1:39 | 1:51 | 14:47 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:04 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Gustavsson | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 44 | .978 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 58:49 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 6:52 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 5:38 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 11:32 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 2:43 | 10:41 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 4:08 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 4:51 | 0:33 | 16:20 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:06 | 2:33 | 1:26 | 11:07 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 18:35 | 24 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:21 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 19:30 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:20 | 4:47 | 4:14 | 12:19 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:31 | 1:04 | 3:04 | 11:23 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 6:53 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:17 | 2:15 | 12:07 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 13:56 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:45 | 4:51 | 3:23 | 18:31 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 13:38 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 12:44 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:23 | 1:09 | 4:25 | 19:49 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 56:59 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
MIN leads series 2-1
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 Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche?
Minnesota Wild won, 5-2, on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche?
Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 2.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Matt Boldy (2 goals). Colorado Avalanche: Martin Necas (2 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche played?
Ball Arena, Denver, CO.
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