COL 3–2 MIN Final / SO · W
Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Sun, Mar 8, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 43-10-9
3–2
Final / SOW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 37-16-11
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT COL 01411218021336 MIN 0901529010234 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 4 this season — the season series is tied 2–2
COL 43-10-9 · MIN 37-16-11 · Meeting 4 this season — the season series is tied 2–2

Avalanche beat the Wild

The Avalanche earned it: 4.1 expected goals to 2.3, and they won it in a shootout. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Avalanche created the better chances: 4.1 expected goals to 2.3, on 36 and 34 shots on goal.

COL 4.1 xG · 36 shots MIN 2.3 xG · 34 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 1.6 · 0.3
2nd 1.1 · 0.7
3rd 1.0 · 0.9
OT 0.5 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 76.
COL 76%MIN 24%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 9 penalties
← Avalanche shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
01:20 Quinn Hughes· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
06:57 Zach Bogosian· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
00:43 Ryan Hartman· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:28 Nicolas Roy· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
12:19 Nathan MacKinnon
Nazem Kadri · snap shot, a good chance (25%)
1–0
3rd period
PEN
03:57 Nathan MacKinnon· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:13 Ross Colton· Slashing
Kaprizov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
04:17 Kirill Kaprizov PP
Quinn Hughes, Joel Eriksson Ek · Power play (Colton, slashing) · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
1–1
PEN
05:17 Yakov Trenin· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
07:01 Nico Sturm SH
Brock Faber · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
1–2
PEN
09:29 Kirill Kaprizov· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
12:39 Nicolas Roy
Brett Kulak, Joel Kiviranta · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2–2
PEN
14:58 Valeri Nichushkin· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
Shootout
1 Mats Zuccarello Miss
2 Valeri Nichushkin Goal
3 Matt Boldy Goal
4 Martin Necas Save
5 Kirill Kaprizov Save
6 Nazem Kadri Save
7 Vladimir Tarasenko Save
8 Nathan MacKinnon Goal
Goaltending
+0.9
vs expected
32/34 saves · 2 GA · 2.9 xGA Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+1.4
vs expected
34/36 saves · 2 GA · 3.4 xGA Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team COLMIN
Shots on goal
36
34
Expected goals
4.1
2.3
Hits
20
25
Blocks
23
15
Faceoffs
44%
56%
Power play
0/5
1/4
Penalty minutes
8
10
The Avalanche went 0-for-5 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Wild power plays.