COL 9–6 MIN Final · W
Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Sun, May 3, 2026 · 2025-26 playoffs
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 5-0
9–6
FinalW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 4-3
1ST2ND3RDT COL 316214413943 MIN 29316111636 goals · shots on goal
Game 1 — the Avalanche lead the series 1–0
COL 5-0 · MIN 4-3 · Game 1 — the Avalanche lead the series 1–0

Avalanche beat the Wild

The Avalanche were outchanced (4.7 to 4.2 expected goals) but won 9–6 anyway. Jesper Wallstedt allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 4.7 expected goals to 4.2, on 36 and 43 shots on goal.

COL 4.2 xG · 43 shots MIN 4.7 xG · 36 shots
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2
3
4
5
1st 1.8 · 1.0
2nd · the swing 1.1 · 2.8
3rd 1.2 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 43.
COL 43%MIN 57%

Goals and penalties

15 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
08:14 Nazem Kadri· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
11:12 Sam Malinski
Martin Necas, Devon Toews · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
1–0
2
12:04 Jack Drury
Logan O'Connor · wrist shot, a great chance (27%)
2–0
PEN
12:24 Brock Faber· Roughing
Lehkonen scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:24 Brock Faber· Cross-checking
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:24 Gabriel Landeskog· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3
13:13 Artturi Lehkonen PP
Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas · Power play (Faber, roughing) · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (26%)
3–0
4
15:02 Marcus Johansson
Unassisted · slap shot, a great chance (37%)
3–1
5
16:04 Ryan Hartman
Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov · wrist shot, a great chance (29%)
3–2
2nd period
PEN
00:21 Artturi Lehkonen· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
04:16 Nick Blankenburg
Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
4–2
7
06:45 Vladimir Tarasenko
Yakov Trenin, Michael McCarron · backhand shot, a good chance (20%)
4–3
8
12:43 Quinn Hughes
Danila Yurov · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
4–4
PEN
16:01 Brock Faber· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
9
16:55 Marcus Foligno SH
Unassisted · backhand shot, a great chance (59%)
4–5
10
18:04 Devon Toews
Valeri Nichushkin, Sam Malinski · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5–5
3rd period
11
03:21 Cale Makar
Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
6–5
12
05:43 Nazem Kadri GWG
Ross Colton, Devon Toews · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
7–5
PEN
08:53 Gabriel Landeskog· Closing hand on puck
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:53 Cale Makar· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:53 Ryan Hartman· Holding
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
13
16:01 Mats Zuccarello
Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes · tip in shot, a good chance (13%)
7–6
14
17:06 Cale Makar
Devon Toews, Martin Necas · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
8–6
15
17:52 Nathan MacKinnon EN
Artturi Lehkonen · wrist shot, into an empty net
9–6
Goaltending
−1.7
vs expected
30/36 saves · 6 GA · 4.3 xGA Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−2.2
vs expected
34/42 saves · 8 GA · 5.8 xGA Allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team COLMIN
Shots on goal
43
36
Expected goals
4.2
4.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
37%
63%
Power play
1/1
0/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Avalanche went 1-for-1 on the power play and killed all 3 Wild power plays.