Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- 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 Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on May 11, 2026 to move to 55-16-11.
The go-ahead score came with 6:56 left in the third period: Ross Colton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (2). Colorado leads the series 3-1. They outscored the Wild 4-1 in the third period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
W: Blackwood · L: Wallstedt
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 9:46Danila Yurov Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (6), Vladimir Tarasenko (3)0-1
Second Period
- COLGoal · 6:08Nazem Kadri Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (7)1-1
Third Period
- COLGoal · 6:56Ross Colton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (2)2-1
- MINGoal · 9:15Nico Sturm Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (10)2-2
- COLGoal · 11:32Parker Kelly Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (2)3-2
- COLGoal · 19:27Nathan MacKinnon Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (8)4-2
- COLGoal · 19:52Brock Nelson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none5-2
Team stats
- Shots
- 34
- 21
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 53.8
- 46.2
- Hits
- 32
- 29
- Blocked Shots
- 12
- 22
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 8
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Avalanche · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Colton C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jack Drury C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog LW | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin RW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor RW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ahcan D | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Devon Toews D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Avalanche · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood G | 2 | 21 | 19 | .905 | 60:00 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 23:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.3 | 2 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brock Faber D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 29:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 34:13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 3 | 32 | 29 | .906 | 58:30 | 0 |
Three stars
- Parker Kelly (COL)
- Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
- Nazem Kadri (COL)
Game info
Last and next games
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- Last game: W 5-1 vs COLSat May 9
- Next game: L 3-4 at COLWed May 13
- L 2-5 at COLTue May 5
- L 6-9 at COLSun May 3
- W 5-2 vs DALThu Apr 30
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