NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

PlayoffsFull report

Minnesota Wild

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at home. Nathan MacKinnon (COL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. COL's first power-play unit (Kadri, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Necas and Makar) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 5:42 together.

•Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:06.
•Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:54.
•Martin Necas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:02.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nathan MacKinnon for COL vs MIN, 65.4 mph. Full game report →

Nathan MacKinnon (COL vs MIN): Cycle, 4 passes, 65.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Nathan MacKinnon COL	vs MIN	1	2	3	5	2	0	22:06	—
Martin Necas COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	3	0	0	19:02	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	vs MIN	1	1	2	1	4	0	19:54	—
Brett Kulak COL	vs MIN	0	2	2	1	0	2	21:04	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Scott Wedgewood COL	vs MIN	W	31	2	.935
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at COL	L	22	4	.818

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