MIN 5–1 COL Final · W
Wild/Schedule/Recap Sat, May 9, 2026 · 2025-26 playoffs
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 5-4
5–1
FinalW
Colorado Avalanche
COL · 6-1
1ST2ND3RDT MIN 2102818526 COL 09113014136 goals · shots on goal
Game 3 — the Wild trail the series 1–2
MIN 5-4 · COL 6-1 · Game 3 — the Wild trail the series 1–2

Wild beat the Avalanche

The Wild earned it: 3.6 expected goals to 2.8, and a 5–1 win to show for it. Scott Wedgewood allowed 1.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.6 expected goals to 2.8, on 26 and 36 shots on goal.

MIN 3.6 xG · 26 shots COL 2.8 xG · 36 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.5 · 0.9
2nd 1.3 · 0.8
3rd 0.8 · 1.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 61.
MIN 61%COL 39%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 8 penalties
← Wild shoot this way Avalanche shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
12:09 Brock Faber· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:54 Parker Kelly· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:54 Ryan Hartman· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
1
15:11 Kirill Kaprizov
Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
1–0
PEN
15:52 Devon Toews· Hooking
Hughes scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
16:44 Quinn Hughes PPGWG
Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov · Power play (Toews, hooking) · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
2–0
PEN
17:42 Quinn Hughes· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
03:39 Parker Kelly· Holding
Hartman scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
04:23 Ryan Hartman PP
Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov · Power play (Kelly, holding) · bat shot, a good chance (19%)
3–0
PEN
12:16 Marcus Foligno· Interference
MacKinnon scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
13:11 Nathan MacKinnon PP
Gabriel Landeskog, Nazem Kadri · Power play (Foligno, interference) · backhand shot on a rebound, a great chance (34%)
3–1
5
13:31 Brock Faber EXTRA ATTACKER
Vladimir Tarasenko, Michael McCarron · deflected shot on a rebound, a great chance (33%)
4–1
PEN
19:33 Nathan MacKinnon· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
6
19:56 Matt Boldy EN
Brock Faber · wrist shot, into an empty net
5–1
Goaltending
+1.2
vs expected
35/36 saves · 1 GA · 2.2 xGA Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.3
vs expected
12/13 saves · 1 GA · 1.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team MINCOL
Shots on goal
26
36
Expected goals
3.6
2.8
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
38%
62%
Power play
2/3
1/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Wild went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Avalanche power plays.