Avalanche 5-2 Wild (5 Apr, 2024) Play-by-Play

Colorado Avalanche

48-22-6, 19-15-5 away

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

TIME	COL	MIN
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon	0	0
0:07	Puck in Penalty Benches	0	0
0:07	Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
0:22	Jonathan Drouin Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
0:35	Joel Eriksson Ek Deflected saved by Justus Annunen	0	0
0:36	Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	0	0
0:53	Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
1:33	Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt	0	0
1:38	Giveaway by Jake Middleton	0	0
1:39	Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Declan Chisholm	0	0
1:41	Puck in Netting	0	0
1:41	Ross Colton faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	0	0
1:43	Jack Johnson shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
2:02	Ross Colton hit Adam Beckman	0	0
2:22	Jake Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	0	0
2:24	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:24	Chris Wagner faceoff won against Vinni Lettieri	0	0
2:32	Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
2:33	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:33	Chris Wagner faceoff won against Jacob Lucchini	0	0
2:36	Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
4:25	Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
4:28	Goalie Stopped	0	0
4:28	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	0
4:30	Jack Johnson Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
4:33	Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Jake Middleton	0	0
4:34	Artturi Lehkonen Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Johnson (13), Casey Mittelstadt (37)	1	0
4:34	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	0
5:05	Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	1	0
5:12	Sean Walker hit Mats Zuccarello	1	0
5:20	Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	0
5:28	Miles Wood Tip-In Wide Left	1	0
5:31	Puck in Netting	1	0
5:31	Zach Parise faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	1	0
5:33	Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	0
5:35	Ross Colton shot blocked by Alex Goligoski	1	0
5:38	Miles Wood Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	0
5:52	Miles Wood shot blocked by Jon Merrill	1	0
6:41	Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right	1	0
6:57	Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	0
7:09	Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin	1	0
7:40	Vinni Lettieri hit Joel Kiviranta	1	0
8:05	Vinni Lettieri Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Mason Shaw (2), Jacob Lucchini (3)	1	1
8:05	Ross Colton faceoff won against Mats Zuccarello	1	1
8:32	Takeaway by Ross Colton	1	1
8:36	Sean Walker shot blocked by Zach Parise	1	1
8:43	Icing	1	1
8:43	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	1
8:49	Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
8:51	Goalie Stopped	1	1
8:51	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen	1	1
9:05	Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov	1	1
9:15	Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Above Crossbar	1	1
9:38	Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	1	1
9:39	Puck in Netting	1	1
9:39	Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	1	1
9:58	Mason Shaw hit Artturi Lehkonen	1	1
10:01	Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Declan Chisholm	1	1
10:09	Josh Manson hit Jacob Lucchini	1	1
10:14	Jake Middleton hit Artturi Lehkonen	1	1
10:21	Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
10:31	Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
11:06	Jack Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	1
11:13	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	1
11:13	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen	1	1
11:19	Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	1
11:21	Goalie Stopped	1	1
11:21	Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
11:35	Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Devon Toews	1	1
11:38	Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	1	1
11:45	Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
12:20	Kirill Kaprizov Tripping against Cale Makar	1	1
12:20	Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
12:28	Jonathan Drouin Goal (16) Batted, assists: Cale Makar (63), Nathan MacKinnon (81)	2	1
12:28	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano	2	1
12:34	Icing	2	1
12:34	Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Chris Wagner	2	1
12:42	Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Andrew Cogliano	2	1
12:45	Giveaway by Sean Walker	2	1
13:14	Adam Beckman Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	2	1
13:16	Goalie Stopped	2	1
13:16	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	2	1
13:20	Puck in Benches	2	1
13:20	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	2	1
13:25	Mats Zuccarello Slap Shot saved by Justus Annunen	2	1
13:29	Goalie Stopped	2	1
13:29	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mats Zuccarello	2	1
13:35	Puck in Benches	2	1
13:35	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	2	1
14:01	Giveaway by Brock Faber	2	1
14:08	Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	2	1
14:20	Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Jonas Brodin	2	1
14:22	Puck in Netting	2	1
14:22	Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	2	1
14:52	Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	2	1
14:53	Matt Boldy Batted Above Crossbar	2	1
15:50	Giveaway by Alex Goligoski	2	1
15:57	Jack Johnson hit Jacob Lucchini	2	1
16:13	Puck in Benches	2	1
16:13	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	2	1
16:20	Off-side	2	1
16:20	Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	2	1
16:31	Declan Chisholm shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime	2	1
16:42	Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	2	1
17:13	Icing	2	1
17:13	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen	2	1
17:25	Joel Eriksson Ek hit Nathan MacKinnon	2	1
17:28	Devon Toews shot blocked by Declan Chisholm	2	1
17:45	Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	2	1
17:53	Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	2	1
17:55	Goalie Stopped	2	1
17:55	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Zach Parise	2	1
18:08	Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello	2	1
18:19	Miles Wood hit Jonas Brodin	2	1
18:28	Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	2	1
18:31	Goalie Stopped	2	1
18:31	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon	2	1
18:51	Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	2	1
19:00	Giveaway by Josh Manson	2	1
19:08	Matt Boldy hit Mikko Rantanen	2	1
19:44	Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Justus Annunen	2	1
19:47	Goalie Stopped	2	1
19:47	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	2	1
19:51	On-Ice Official	2	1
19:51	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Chris Wagner	2	1
20:00	Giveaway by Justus Annunen	2	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	2	1

Jonathan Drouin scores power-play goal vs. Wild

0:46

Mikko Rantanen lights the lamp

0:27

Nathan MacKinnon scores goal vs. Wild

0:47

Regular Season Series

COL leads 3-0

Avalanche
3
Wild
2

Game 1

25/11

Wild
1
Avalanche
2

Game 2

9/3

Avalanche
5
Wild
2

Game 3

5/4

Wild
2
Avalanche
5

Game 4

10/4

Xcel Energy Center

1:00 AM, 5 April 2024

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 18,803

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Chris Schlenker

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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