Colorado AvalancheAvalanche55-16-11
1FinalMay 9, 2026
Minnesota WildWild46-24-12
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Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
COL−130
MIN+110
Puck line
COL −1.5+180
MIN +1.5−218
Total O/U
Over 6.5+102
Under 6.5−122
- Puck line: Wild +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Minnesota Wild routed the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on May 9, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 46-24-12.
Colorado leads the series 2-1. The Wild won despite being outshot 36-26. The Wild scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
W: Wallstedt · L: Wedgewood
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 15:11Kirill Kaprizov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (4), Quinn Hughes (9)0-1
- MINGoal · 16:44Quinn Hughes Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (6), Kirill Kaprizov (9)0-2
Second Period
- MINGoal · 4:23Ryan Hartman Goal (3) Batted, assists: Mats Zuccarello (7), Kirill Kaprizov (10)0-3
- COLGoal · 13:11Nathan MacKinnon Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (5), Nazem Kadri (4)1-3
- MINGoal · 13:31Brock Faber Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (2), Michael McCarron (2)1-4
Third Period
- MINGoal · 19:56Matt Boldy Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (5)1-5
Team stats
COLMIN
- Shots
- 36
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 61.5
- 38.5
- Hits
- 25
- 39
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 15
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 8
Top performers
Colorado AvalancheMinnesota Wild
Goals
Nathan MacKinnon1
Kirill Kaprizov1
Assists
Gabriel Landeskog1
Kirill Kaprizov2
Points
Nathan MacKinnon1
Kirill Kaprizov3
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:07 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36.4 | 2 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64.7 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 8:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 29:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Devon Toews D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood G | 1 | 13 | 12 | .923 | 32:27 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood G | 3 | 12 | 9 | .750 | 24:23 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:03 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45.5 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23:27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29:37 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28:32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 1 | 36 | 35 | .972 | 59:57 | 0 |
Three stars
- Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
- Quinn Hughes (MIN)
- Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
Game info
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
Attendance19,236
OfficialsLinesman: Scott Cherrey · Referee: Kelly Sutherland · Referee: TJ Luxmore · Referee: Trevor Hanson
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