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Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado AvalancheMay 13, 2026

Final / OTPlayoffs· Ball Arena
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MIN
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COL
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
MIN30003MIN1334020
COL01214COL1299434
MIN 46COL 88
MIN 1.70COL 3.52
PP goals
MIN 0COL 0
Hits
MIN 31COL 32
Blocks
MIN 23COL 11
PIM
MIN 2COL 2
MIN 52%COL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at home. Nick Foligno (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Brett Kulak (COL) played 26:54, +6:48 up on his 20:07 season average over 12 games.

  1. Points
    Nick Foligno had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:45.Foligno
  2. Points
    Brett Kulak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:54.Kulak
  3. Points
    Parker Kelly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:09.Kelly
  4. Points
    Brent Burns had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:47.Burns
  5. Points
    Martin Necas had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:17.Necas
  6. Points
    Matt Boldy had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:55.Boldy
  7. Points
    Nico Sturm had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:54.Sturm
  8. Usage
    Brett Kulak (COL) played 26:54, +6:48 up on his 20:07 season average over 12 games.Kulak

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: 134 attempts, 54 on goal, 7 goals, 5.22 expected goals; best chance Nick Foligno at 0.23 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 134 of 134 attempts · COL 88 · MIN 46

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 3.52 to 1.70 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 88 to 46, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCOLMINJFFKDMKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:52
  • COL
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLMINcontrol2nd3rdOTJohansson · 1st 0:34Foligno · 1st 11:03Foligno · 1st 15:56Kelly · 2nd 11:00Drury · 3rd 16:27MacKinnon · 3rd 18:37Kulak · OT 3:52
  • 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 13% of the game, COL 49%.

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: 39 players over 63:52; most ice Scott Wedgewood (43:14) for COL and Jesper Wallstedt (63:21) for MIN, 7 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 Kulak vs Hughes, 13:27 at 61% xGF.

COL ↓ · MIN →KaprizovZuccarelloHartmanBoldyMcCarronJohanssonYurovTreninTarasenkoSturmFolignoFolignoFaberHughesSpurgeonMiddletonHuntPetryL1 LandeskogL1 NecasL1 MacKinnonL2 DruryL2 KellyL2 KivirantaL3 NelsonL3 RoyL3 ColtonL4 KadriL4 NichushkinL4 O'ConnorD1 ToewsD1 MakarD2 KulakD2 BurnsD3 MansonD3 Ahcan
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
4796
1.403.51
1.393.40
1019
56
1824
+0.002−0.002
13%49%

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. 0:34
    MINMarcus Johansson (Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes)snap0.17 xG
    MIN: Johansson, McCarron, Hughes, Boldy, FaberCOL: Burns, Nelson, Kulak, Roy, Colton
    MIN 1 – 0 COL
  2. 11:03
    MINNick Foligno (Nico Sturm, Kirill Kaprizov)tip-in0.08 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Spurgeon, Middleton, Kaprizov, SturmCOL: Burns, Landeskog, Kulak, MacKinnon, O'Connor
    MIN 2 – 0 COL
  3. 15:56
    MINNick Foligno (Nico Sturm, Matt Boldy)snap0.23 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Foligno, Hughes, Sturm, FaberCOL: Kadri, Nichushkin, Toews, O'Connor, Ahcan
    MIN 3 – 0 COL

2nd period

  1. 11:00
    COLParker Kelly (Brent Burns, Brett Kulak)tip-in0.06 xG
    MIN: Johansson, McCarron, Hughes, Boldy, FaberCOL: Burns, Kulak, Kelly, Drury, Kiviranta
    MIN 3 – 1 COL

3rd period

  1. 16:27
    COLJack Drury (Devon Toews, Nicolas Roy)tip-in0.13 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Spurgeon, Foligno, Hartman, MiddletonCOL: Burns, Nichushkin, Toews, Roy, Drury
    MIN 3 – 2 COL
  2. 18:37
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Brent Burns)wrist0.08 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Foligno, Middleton, Sturm, FaberCOL: Burns, Kadri, Nelson, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas
    MIN 3 – 3 COL

OT period

  1. 3:52
    COLBrett Kulak (Martin Necas, Parker Kelly)snap0.09 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Middleton, Trenin, BoldyCOL: Burns, Kulak, Nichushkin, Necas, Drury
    MIN 3 – 4 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+100.1712022:36——3121
Mats Zuccarello RL1000-100.0212018:57——2415
Ryan Hartman RL1000-130.3310018:34——2918
Matt Boldy LL2022-150.2630022:55——4138
Michael McCarron CL2000000.1011017:31——4244
Marcus Johansson LL2101010.1801016:15——4348
Danila Yurov RL3000010.1300213:08——1915
Yakov Trenin CL3000-110.1340012:34——2716
Vladimir Tarasenko RL3000010.0121011:03——2920
Nico Sturm CL4022+120.0221012:54——4447
Nick Foligno LL4202030.3131012:45——3841
Marcus Foligno LL4000-100.0052011:59——2538
Brock Faber DD1000000.0002032:06——4234
Quinn Hughes DD1011+120.0212030:35——4133
Jared Spurgeon DD2000-110.0124022:48——1713
Jake Middleton DD2000-200.0033021:55——2027
Daemon Hunt DD3000000.0011010:13——3610
Jeff Petry DD3000000.001009:03——4438
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jesper Wallstedt(start)L34304.8823.5263:21

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Gabriel Landeskog LL1000040.5041224:44——7687
Martin Necas CL1022+230.1611023:17——8393
Nathan MacKinnon CL1101090.7200023:01——7989
Jack Drury CL2101+340.3520012:02——5966
Parker Kelly CL2112+110.1661011:09——6355
Joel Kiviranta LL2000+110.002109:42——6356
Brock Nelson CL3000000.1521016:17——5965
Nicolas Roy CL3011010.1122014:33——6262
Ross Colton CL3000-130.3750013:05——5264
Nazem Kadri CL4000010.2800016:30——6061
Valeri Nichushkin RL4000+120.0430015:32——6769
Logan O'Connor RL4000-200.2600012:56——6064
Devon Toews DD1011000.1100029:45——7381
Cale Makar DD1000000.0001025:50——7288
Brett Kulak DD2112010.1001026:54——6364
Brent Burns DD2022+230.2020019:47——6153
Josh Manson DD3000010.0120019:19——7797
Jack Ahcan DD3000-100.001203:35——00
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Scott WedgewoodW770.10000.2843:14
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)—13103.7691.4220:00

Goal anatomy

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

Marcus Johansson (MIN) 1st 0:34 · assists Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes · Cycle · 62.5 mph shot.

Nick Foligno · 1st 11:03 · MIN

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
5.3 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Nick Foligno · 1st 15:56 · MIN

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
29.9 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s
Type
rebound

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Brett Kulak · OT 3:52 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
70.9 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
5.8 s
Type
one-timer

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