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Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado AvalancheMay 3, 2026

FinalPlayoffs· Ball Arena
away
MIN
6
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home
COL
9
Goals123TShots123T
MIN2316MIN9161136
COL3249COL16141343
MIN 62COL 68
MIN 3.14COL 4.62
PP goals
MIN 0COL 1
Hits
MIN 24COL 26
Blocks
MIN 12COL 11
PIM
MIN 8COL 10
MIN 63%COL 37%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 9–6

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 9–6 at home. Devon Toews (COL) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

  1. Points
    Devon Toews had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 27:35.Toews
  2. Points
    Cale Makar had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:11.Makar
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:06.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Quinn Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 28:57.Hughes
  5. Points
    Martin Necas had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:38.Necas
  6. Points
    Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:20.Lehkonen
  7. Points
    Sam Malinski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:15.Malinski
  8. Points
    Valeri Nichushkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:24.Nichushkin

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MIN at COL: 130 attempts, 79 on goal, 15 goals, 7.76 expected goals; best chance Marcus Foligno at 0.52 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MIN attacks left (bottom on phones)COL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • COL
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · COL 68 · MIN 62

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MIN at COL: expected goals 4.62 to 3.14 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 62, 15 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCOLMINMDLJHBTHFTMKZMMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLMINcontrol2nd3rdMalinski · 1st 11:12Drury · 1st 12:04Lehkonen · 1st 13:13Johansson · 1st 15:02Hartman · 1st 16:04Blankenburg · 2nd 4:16Tarasenko · 2nd 6:45Hughes · 2nd 12:43Foligno · 2nd 16:55Toews · 2nd 18:04Makar · 3rd 3:21Kadri · 3rd 5:43Zuccarello · 3rd 16:01Makar · 3rd 17:06MacKinnon · 3rd 17:52
  • COL pressure
  • MIN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 28% of the game, COL 33%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MIN at COL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Scott Wedgewood (60:00) for COL and Jesper Wallstedt (59:28) for MIN, 15 goals.

COL
MIN
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

COL skaters (rows) against MIN skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the COL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, COL rows versus MIN columns: 250 matchups; most common MacKinnon vs Hughes, 11:34 at 37% xGF.

COL ↓ · MIN →KaprizovZuccarelloHartmanTarasenkoMcCarronTreninFolignoSturmFolignoBoldyJohanssonYurovHughesFaberBogosianHuntSpurgeonMiddletonL1 LehkonenL1 MacKinnonL1 NecasL2 O'ConnorL2 KellyL2 DruryL3 NelsonL3 NichushkinL3 LandeskogL4 KadriL4 ColtonL4 RoyD1 ToewsD1 MakarD2 KulakD2 MalinskiD3 BurnsD3 Blankenburg
COL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMINCOL
6474
2.864.21
2.804.02
1319
65
1925
+0.095−0.095
28%33%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:12
    COLSam Malinski (Martin Necas, Devon Toews)wrist0.03 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Kaprizov, Hughes, FaberCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Malinski
    MIN 0 – 1 COL
  2. 12:04
    COLJack Drury (Logan O'Connor)wrist0.16 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Spurgeon, Foligno, Middleton, SturmCOL: Kulak, Kelly, Drury, O'Connor, Malinski
    MIN 0 – 2 COL
  3. 13:13
    COLArtturi LehkonenPP (Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas)snap0.46 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Middleton, Sturm, BoldyCOL: Kadri, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas
    MIN 0 – 3 COL
  4. 15:02
    MINMarcus Johanssonslap0.21 xG
    MIN: Bogosian, Johansson, Middleton, Boldy, YurovCOL: Kadri, Kulak, Roy, Colton, Blankenburg
    MIN 1 – 3 COL
  5. 16:04
    MINRyan Hartman (Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov)wrist0.15 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Kaprizov, Hughes, FaberCOL: Burns, Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Toews
    MIN 2 – 3 COL

2nd period

  1. 4:16
    COLNick Blankenburg (Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar)wrist0.24 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Foligno, Hughes, Sturm, FaberCOL: Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Makar, Blankenburg
    MIN 2 – 4 COL
  2. 6:45
    MINVladimir Tarasenko (Yakov Trenin, Michael McCarron)backhand0.13 xG
    MIN: Tarasenko, McCarron, Trenin, Hughes, FaberCOL: Burns, Kadri, Roy, Colton, Blankenburg
    MIN 3 – 4 COL
  3. 12:43
    MINQuinn Hughes (Danila Yurov)wrist0.04 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Foligno, Hughes, Faber, YurovCOL: Burns, Kadri, Roy, Colton, Blankenburg
    MIN 4 – 4 COL
  4. 16:55
    MINMarcus FolignoSHbackhand0.52 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Spurgeon, Foligno, HuntCOL: Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas, Makar
    MIN 5 – 4 COL
  5. 18:04
    COLDevon Toews (Valeri Nichushkin, Sam Malinski)wrist0.03 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Spurgeon, McCarron, Middleton, FaberCOL: Nelson, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, Toews, Malinski
    MIN 5 – 5 COL

3rd period

  1. 3:21
    COLCale Makar (Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog)wrist0.09 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, KaprizovCOL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Makar
    MIN 5 – 6 COL
  2. 5:43
    COLNazem Kadri (Ross Colton, Devon Toews)wrist0.08 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Tarasenko, McCarron, Middleton, TreninCOL: Kadri, Toews, Roy, Colton, Kelly
    MIN 5 – 7 COL
  3. 16:01
    MINMats Zuccarello (Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes)tip-in0.11 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Kaprizov, Hughes, Boldy, FaberCOL: Toews, Makar, Kelly, Drury, O'Connor
    MIN 6 – 7 COL
  4. 17:06
    COLCale Makar (Devon Toews, Martin Necas)wrist0.03 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Kaprizov, Hughes, Boldy, FaberCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Makar
    MIN 6 – 8 COL
  5. 17:52
    COLNathan MacKinnonEN (Artturi Lehkonen)wrist0.45 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Kaprizov, Hughes, Boldy, FaberCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Makar
    MIN 6 – 9 COL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Kaprizov LL1011-210.2611021:46——6764
Mats Zuccarello RL1101-220.3200019:45——6257
Ryan Hartman RL1101-270.7620216:00——5152
Vladimir Tarasenko RL2101020.2411016:25——4841
Michael McCarron CL2011-120.0402014:22——5452
Yakov Trenin CL2011010.0350011:40——4833
Nick Foligno LL3000-110.0030012:03——2923
Nico Sturm CL3000-220.0301011:15——2118
Marcus Foligno LL3101030.8230010:38——2320
Matt Boldy LL4011030.2722020:27——5354
Marcus Johansson LL4101+110.2110013:35——3229
Danila Yurov RL4011+200.0010011:10——4736
Quinn Hughes DD1123020.0501028:57——6263
Brock Faber DD1000-150.0800625:31——5957
Zach Bogosian DD2000+100.0010015:02——3120
Daemon Hunt DD2000+110.0112014:14——307
Jared Spurgeon DD3000-310.0021018:11——4036
Jake Middleton DD3000-320.0211016:42——3635
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jesper Wallstedt(start)L42348.8104.1759:28

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artturi Lehkonen LL1112+430.7231219:20——5875
Nathan MacKinnon CL1123+340.6010019:06——4449
Martin Necas CL1033+330.0620018:38——4653
Logan O'Connor RL2011050.8130013:08——6784
Parker Kelly CL2000+120.1130013:04——6270
Jack Drury CL2101010.1610012:28——5767
Brock Nelson CL3000+140.5311017:16——6260
Valeri Nichushkin RL3022+120.2610015:24——6154
Gabriel Landeskog LL3011010.0532413:00——6052
Nazem Kadri CL4101-380.6210213:51——4857
Ross Colton CL4011-210.0321010:23——5259
Nicolas Roy CL4000-200.0011010:05——4445
Devon Toews DD1134+410.0301027:35——5269
Cale Makar DD1213+230.1502217:11——4652
Brett Kulak DD2000010.0201025:01——5444
Sam Malinski DD2112+320.1930020:15——5365
Brent Burns DD3000-300.0111018:09——5665
Nick Blankenburg DD3101-220.2500010:06——7057
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott Wedgewood(start)W36306.8333.1460:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Sam Malinski (COL) 1st 11:12 · assists Martin Necas, Devon Toews · Rush · carried in · 81.6 mph shot · 4.2 s from entry to goal.

Sam Malinski · 1st 11:12 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
81.6 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s

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Artturi Lehkonen · 1st 13:13 · COL PP

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
55.6 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
3.7 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Nick Blankenburg · 2nd 4:16 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
48.7 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Marcus Foligno · 2nd 16:55 · MIN SH

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
14.4 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Nazem Kadri · 3rd 5:43 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
77.8 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 16:01 · MIN

Play
deflection
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
11.6 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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