Minnesota WildWild46-24-12
2FinalMay 5, 2026
Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
5TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MIN+170
COL−205
Puck line
MIN +1.5−148
COL −1.5+124
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
- Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at Ball Arena in Denver on May 5, 2026 to move to 55-16-11.
Colorado leads the series 2-0. The Avalanche won despite being outshot 31-23. The Avalanche scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| COL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
W: Wedgewood · L: Gustavsson
Scoring plays
First Period
- COLGoal · 2:51Martin Necas Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (5), Brett Kulak (2)0-1
- MINGoal · 2:57Kirill Kaprizov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (4), Mats Zuccarello (5)1-1
- COLGoal · 8:24Gabriel Landeskog Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (6), Martin Necas (6)1-2
Second Period
- COLGoal · 1:24Nicolas Roy Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Colton (2), Brock Nelson (1)1-3
Third Period
- COLGoal · 13:18Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (3), Gabriel Landeskog (4)1-4
- MINGoal · 14:33Marcus Johansson Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (2), Daemon Hunt (1)2-4
- COLGoal · 19:55Valeri Nichushkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Kulak (3), Brent Burns (1)2-5
Team stats
MINCOL
- Shots
- 31
- 23
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 37.1
- 62.9
- Hits
- 31
- 28
- Blocked Shots
- 13
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 4
Top performers
Minnesota WildColorado Avalanche
Goals
Marcus Johansson1
Nathan MacKinnon1
Assists
Daemon Hunt1
Nathan MacKinnon2
Points
Marcus Johansson1
Nathan MacKinnon3
Player stats
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Michael McCarron C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:04 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber D | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 28:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson G | 4 | 22 | 18 | .818 | 57:08 | 0 |
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68.4 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:06 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | 4 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:04 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood G | 2 | 31 | 29 | .935 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
- Scott Wedgewood (COL)
- Gabriel Landeskog (COL)
Game info
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance18,154
OfficialsReferee: Chris Rooney · Linesman: Matt MacPherson · Referee: Graham Skilliter · Linesman: Julien Fournier
TVESPN · national
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