COL 4–3 MIN Final / OT · W
Avalanche/Schedule/Recap Wed, May 13, 2026 · 2025-26 playoffs
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 8-1
4–3
Final / OTW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 5-6
1ST2ND3RDOTT COL 012192914434 MIN 313030400320 goals · shots on goal
Game 5 — the Avalanche lead the series 4–1
COL 8-1 · MIN 5-6 · Game 5 — the Avalanche lead the series 4–1

Avalanche beat the Wild

Down 0–3 in the 1st period, the Avalanche erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — MacKinnon's equalizer with 1:23 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Kulak's goal. Mackenzie Blackwood allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Avalanche created the better chances: 4.0 expected goals to 2.2, on 34 and 20 shots on goal.

COL 4.0 xG · 34 shots MIN 2.2 xG · 20 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.6 · 1.9
2nd 1.2 · 0.1
3rd 1.3 · 0.1
OT 0.8 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Avalanche win 77.
COL 77%MIN 23%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 2 penalties
← Avalanche shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
00:34 Marcus Johansson
Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
2
11:03 Nick Foligno
Nico Sturm, Kirill Kaprizov · tip in shot, a good chance (14%)
0–2
PEN
12:26 Gabriel Landeskog· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
15:56 Nick Foligno
Nico Sturm, Matt Boldy · snap shot, a great chance (37%)
0–3
2nd period
4
11:00 Parker Kelly
Brent Burns, Brett Kulak · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
1–3
PEN
16:52 Danila Yurov· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
5
16:27 Jack Drury
Devon Toews, Nicolas Roy · tip in shot, a great chance (27%)
2–3
6
18:37 Nathan MacKinnon EXTRA ATTACKER
Martin Necas, Brent Burns · wrist shot, a great chance (31%)
3–3
Overtime
7
03:52 Brett Kulak GWG
Martin Necas, Parker Kelly · snap shot, a great chance (36%)
4–3
Goaltending
−1.2
vs expected
10/13 saves · 3 GA · 1.8 xGA Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.3
vs expected
7/7 saves · 0 GA · 0.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team COLMIN
Shots on goal
34
20
Expected goals
4.0
2.2
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
48%
52%
Power play
0/1
0/1
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Avalanche went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 1 Wild power play.