Avalanche 5-2 Wild (10 Apr, 2024) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Wild

37-31-10, 17-17-4 away

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

Colorado Avalanche

49-24-6, 30-8-1 home

Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Zach Parise Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by Devon Toews
Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Artturi Lehkonen Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (86), Cale Makar (66)
Takeaway by Josh Manson
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Brock Faber shot blocked by Sean Walker
Andrew Cogliano Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Chris Wagner Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ross Colton Wrist Shot Short
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (35), Cale Makar (67)
Casey Mittelstadt Hooking against Marcus Johansson
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Cale Makar
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Zach Parise
Takeaway by Ross Colton
Sean Walker Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Sean Walker
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Yakov Trenin
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cale Makar hit Declan Chisholm
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Sean Walker
Declan Chisholm shot blocked by Ross Colton
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Boldy
Chris Wagner Holding against Jon Merrill
Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Brandon Duhaime hit Mats Zuccarello
Takeaway by Zach Parise
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ross Colton faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jonathan Drouin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In Above Crossbar
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Cale Makar Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (36), Jonathan Drouin (36)
Nathan MacKinnon Unsportsmanlike conduct
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Josh Manson
Yakov Trenin hit Marcus Johansson
Brandon Duhaime hit Jake Middleton
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Cale Makar
Chris Wagner faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Ross Colton faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Sean Walker shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
Brandon Duhaime hit Jonas Brodin
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Left
Samuel Girard Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (50) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (37), Devon Toews (37)
Alex Goligoski shot blocked by Zach Parise
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
Ross Colton faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Artturi Lehkonen Backhand Wide Right
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (51) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (16)
Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Sean Walker
Zach Parise Tripping against Matt Boldy
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Samuel Girard
Brock Faber shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
Takeaway by Sean Walker
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
Casey Mittelstadt hit Vinni Lettieri
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Zach Parise Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Chris Wagner hit Kirill Kaprizov
Chris Wagner faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Brandon Duhaime hit Jon Merrill
Takeaway by Josh Manson
Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
Takeaway by Yakov Trenin
Joel Kiviranta hit Matt Boldy
Josh Manson hit Marcus Johansson
Artturi Lehkonen hit Marco Rossi
Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
Zach Parise Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Valeri Nichushkin hit Jonas Brodin
Ross Colton faceoff won against Vinni Lettieri
Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ross Colton faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Zach Parise Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Boldy
Chris Wagner Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Chris Wagner faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Sean Walker Tripping against Mats Zuccarello
Chris Wagner faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Josh Manson shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Kirill Kaprizov Tripping against Nathan MacKinnon
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Takeaway by Ryan Hartman
Off-side
Mason Shaw Hooking against Jonathan Drouin
Ryan Hartman hit Samuel Girard
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Jonas Brodin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Declan Chisholm
Takeaway by Declan Chisholm
Goalie Stopped
Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Off-side
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello
Jack Johnson shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Video Review
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Kirill Kaprizov Wrap-around Wide Left
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (50), Matt Boldy (36)
Takeaway by Marco Rossi
Jonas Brodin Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Zach Bogosian Snap Shot Wide Left
Ross Colton shot blocked by Brock Faber
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Kaprizov Tip-In Wide Left
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Off-side
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano
Matt Boldy Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Mats Zuccarello (51), Declan Chisholm (6)
Takeaway by Marco Rossi
Goalie Stopped
Mats Zuccarello faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Marco Rossi
Puck in Netting
Icing
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Matt Boldy Holding against Devon Toews
Zach Bogosian hit Yakov Trenin
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Icing
TV Timeout
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Right
On-Ice Official
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Brock Faber Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Mats Zuccarello hit Joel Kiviranta
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Marco Rossi hit Jack Johnson
Hand Pass
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Mason Shaw Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Goalie Stopped
Mason Shaw faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Icing
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Puck in Netting
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Ryan Hartman hit Casey Mittelstadt
Puck in Crowd
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Ross Colton
Takeaway by Matt Boldy
Icing
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Cale Makar shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Jake Middleton hit Nathan MacKinnon
Devon Toews shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Vinni Lettieri Tip-In Wide Left
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Frederick Gaudreau Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
Objects on Ice
Rink Repair
Rink Repair
Zach Parise shot blocked by Marcus Johansson
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Chris Wagner
Matt Boldy Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Puck in Netting
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left
Matt Boldy Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
Mats Zuccarello hit Joel Kiviranta
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
Marat Khusnutdinov Hooking against Jonathan Drouin
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jonathan Drouin
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Joel Kiviranta
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Josh Manson shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Chris Wagner
Icing
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Chris Wagner
Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alex Goligoski Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
Matt Boldy Backhand Wide Left
Goalie Stopped

WILD

AVALANCHE

TIME		MIN	COL
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
0:09	Josh Manson shot blocked by Jake Middleton	0	0
0:42	Kirill Kaprizov Tripping against Nathan MacKinnon	0	0
0:42	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
0:45	Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
1:00	Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	0	0
1:02	Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	0	0
1:13	Takeaway by Ryan Hartman	0	0
1:17	Off-side	0	0
1:17	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	0
1:32	Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
1:39	Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin	0	0
1:45	Nathan MacKinnon Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
2:38	Zach Parise Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
2:50	Takeaway by Devon Toews	0	0
3:58	Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
4:04	Mason Shaw Hooking against Jonathan Drouin	0	0
4:04	Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
4:31	Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
4:34	Artturi Lehkonen Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (86), Cale Makar (66)	0	1
4:34	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Ross Colton	0	1
4:43	Ryan Hartman hit Samuel Girard	0	1
4:48	Takeaway by Josh Manson	0	1
4:51	Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	1
5:04	Samuel Girard shot blocked by Matt Boldy	0	1
5:36	Jonas Brodin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	0	1
5:39	Goalie Stopped	0	1
5:39	Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	1
6:01	Brock Faber shot blocked by Sean Walker	0	1
6:25	Takeaway by Declan Chisholm	0	1
7:04	Takeaway by Declan Chisholm	0	1
7:10	Andrew Cogliano Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
7:19	Chris Wagner Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
7:22	Goalie Stopped	0	1
7:22	Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	0	1
7:33	Samuel Girard Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
7:38	Ross Colton Wrist Shot Short	0	1
7:45	Off-side	0	1
7:45	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon	0	1
8:14	Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello	0	1
8:30	Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon	0	1
8:38	Nathan MacKinnon Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (35), Cale Makar (67)	0	2
8:38	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	0	2
8:55	Jack Johnson shot blocked by Matt Boldy	0	2
9:13	Casey Mittelstadt Hooking against Marcus Johansson	0	2
9:13	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	0	2
9:16	Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	0	2
9:18	Goalie Stopped	0	2
9:18	Video Review	0	2
9:18	Matt Boldy faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	0	2
9:53	Matt Boldy shot blocked by Cale Makar	0	2
10:09	Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	0	2
10:12	Kirill Kaprizov Wrap-around Wide Left	0	2
10:14	Kirill Kaprizov Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (50), Matt Boldy (36)	1	2
10:14	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	2
10:29	Takeaway by Marco Rossi	1	2
10:32	Jonas Brodin Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	1	2
10:34	Goalie Stopped	1	2
10:34	Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	2
10:51	Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	1	2
10:53	Goalie Stopped	1	2
10:53	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	2
10:54	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Zach Parise	1	2
11:07	Zach Bogosian Snap Shot Wide Left	1	2
11:55	Ross Colton shot blocked by Brock Faber	1	2
11:55	Takeaway by Ross Colton	1	2
12:17	Sean Walker Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
12:19	Goalie Stopped	1	2
12:19	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon	1	2
12:27	Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	1	2
12:38	Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Sean Walker	1	2
12:54	Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau	1	2
13:12	Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Above Crossbar	1	2
13:33	Takeaway by Yakov Trenin	1	2
13:36	Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	2
14:01	Cale Makar hit Declan Chisholm	1	2
14:47	Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	1	2
14:49	Goalie Stopped	1	2
14:49	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	1	2
15:53	Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
16:12	Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
16:31	Kirill Kaprizov Tip-In Wide Left	1	2
16:39	Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Sean Walker	1	2
16:58	Declan Chisholm shot blocked by Ross Colton	1	2
17:19	Yakov Trenin hit Matt Boldy	1	2
17:52	Chris Wagner Holding against Jon Merrill	1	2
17:52	Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	1	2
18:00	Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev	1	2
18:02	Goalie Stopped	1	2
18:02	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	1	2
18:04	Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello	1	2
18:22	Brandon Duhaime hit Mats Zuccarello	1	2
18:40	Off-side	1	2
18:40	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Andrew Cogliano	1	2
18:49	Takeaway by Zach Parise	1	2
19:40	Matt Boldy Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Mats Zuccarello (51), Declan Chisholm (6)	2	2
19:40	Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Marco Rossi	2	2
19:53	Takeaway by Marco Rossi	2	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	2	2

Regular Season Series

COL wins 4-0

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

Ball Arena

2:30 AM, 10 April 2024

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,097

Referees:
Kyle Rehman
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Bevan Mills

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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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