Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild

26-2-7, 12-2-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	1	2	2	5
Wild MIN	0	0	1	1

Minnesota WildWildMIN

22-10-5, 13-4-4 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Gavin BrindleyG. Brindley#54
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#95
defensemen
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Josh MansonJ. Manson#42
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:45	1:14	0:00	8:31	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	10:03	0:04	0:00	9:59	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	11:50	0:00	2:13	9:37	10	2	83.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	14	10:35	0:00	2:19	8:16	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:09	0:00	1:40	8:29	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	4	3	1	1	2	4	1	2	25	20:52	4:58	0:00	15:54	9	2	81.8
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:07	1:18	1:27	14:22	0	1	0.0
2	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	25	22:33	4:58	0:00	17:35	12	11	52.2
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	24	19:40	4:58	0:00	14:42	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:57	4:58	2:08	10:51	4	10	28.6
0	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	24	19:27	1:18	2:15	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:12	1:14	0:00	8:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:28	0:04	3:25	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:24	0:00	1:04	13:20	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	7	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	25	23:25	4:58	2:31	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	15:43	0:00	0:00	15:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	17:27	0:00	1:59	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:23	1:18	2:59	18:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	1	28	.966	22	4	2	0	0	60:00	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson Ek#14
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#18
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Nico SturmN. Sturm#78
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Danila YurovD. Yurov#22
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Quinn HughesQ. Hughes#43
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	21:34	4:20	3:12	14:02	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	20:24	4:23	2:28	13:33	13	17	43.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	11	8:50	0:00	0:00	8:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:09	1:37	0:04	16:28	12	7	63.2
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:29	0:00	0:00	8:29	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	15:30	1:42	0:45	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	21:29	4:20	0:00	17:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	10:41	0:00	2:57	7:44	3	5	37.5
0	0	-2	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	19	13:57	1:35	0:00	12:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	16	11:41	0:00	3:00	8:41	2	1	66.7
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:03	0:00	0:00	10:03	2	10	16.7
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19:56	4:26	0:04	15:26	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:35	0:00	4:16	18:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	4	25	23:07	1:26	4:17	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	26:41	4:34	0:04	22:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:59	0:00	0:00	6:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:20	0:00	1:56	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:34	1:37	2:01	17:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jesper WallstedtJ. Wallstedt#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	4	37	.902	25	9	3	0	0	58:45	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	1	2	2	5
	Wild	0	0	1	1

1st Period			COL	MIN
18:28		Martin Necas (16) Assists: Cale Makar (31), Gabriel Landeskog (11)	1	0

2nd Period			COL	MIN
13:37		Nathan MacKinnon (29) (Power Play) Assists: Brock Nelson (10), Cale Makar (32)	2	0
18:33		Cale Makar (11) (Power Play) Assists: Brock Nelson (11), Gabriel Landeskog (12)	3	0

3rd Period		COL	MIN
5:15	Ryan Hartman (9) Assists: Jonas Brodin (7), Kirill Kaprizov (20)	3	1
15:52	Brock Nelson (14) Assists: Samuel Girard (6), Valeri Nichushkin (12)	4	1
17:35	Nathan MacKinnon (30) (Empty Net) Assists: Devon Toews (11), Valeri Nichushkin (13)	5	1

Nathan MacKinnon lights the lamp

0:31

Brock Nelson lights the lamp

0:52

Ryan Hartman tallies goal vs. Avalanche

0:52

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Avalanche
2
Wild
3

Game 1

28/11

Avalanche
5
Wild
1

Game 2

21/12

Wild
Avalanche

Game 3

27/2

Wild
Avalanche

Game 4

8/3

Grand Casino Arena

11:00 PM, 21 December 2025

Saint Paul, MN

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
CJ Murray
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	26	2	7	59
Dallas	25	7	5	55
Minnesota	22	10	5	49
Utah	18	17	3	39
St. Louis	14	15	8	36
Nashville	15	16	4	34
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	16	6	32

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Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

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