Minnesota WildWild37-16-11
2Final/SOMar 8, 2026
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche43-10-9
3TVTNTtruTVStreamHBO Max
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MIN+154
COL−185
Puck line
MIN +1.5−162
COL −1.5+136
Total O/U
Over 6.5−112
Under 6.5−108
- Puck line: Wild +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout at Ball Arena in Denver on Mar 8, 2026 to move to 43-10-9.
The Avalanche have won 5 straight.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Wallstedt
Scoring plays
Second Period
- COLGoal · 12:19Nathan MacKinnon Goal (43) Snap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (30)0-1
Third Period
- MINGoal · 4:17Kirill Kaprizov Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (57), Joel Eriksson Ek (26)1-1
- MINGoal · 7:01Nico Sturm Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (28)2-1
- COLGoal · 12:39Nicolas Roy Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Brett Kulak (10), Joel Kiviranta (6)2-2
Team stats
MINCOL
- Shots
- 34
- 36
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 56.0
- 44.0
- Hits
- 25
- 20
- Blocked Shots
- 21
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 8
Top performers
Minnesota WildColorado Avalanche
Goals
Nico Sturm1
Nathan MacKinnon1
Assists
Joel Eriksson Ek1
Nazem Kadri1
Points
Kirill Kaprizov1
Nathan MacKinnon1
Player stats
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brink RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:41 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Michael McCarron C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 26:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jake Middleton D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 | 64:29 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21:47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:29 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37.5 | 2 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:01 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45.5 | 2 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns D | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 34 | 32 | .941 | 63:56 | 0 |
Three stars
- Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
- Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance18,148
OfficialsReferee: Jean Hebert · Linesman: James Tobias · Referee: Brandon Blandina · Linesman: Joe Mahon
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