Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Thu, Feb 26, 2026 · Ball Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Minnesota Wild

5 – 2

Final

Colorado Avalanche

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at Ball Arena. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice; Martin Necas scored twice; Matt Boldy scored twice. Filip Gustavsson made 44 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 36–47.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MIN	0	2	3	5	36
COL	0	1	1	2	47

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	07:48	MIN	PP	Joel Eriksson Ek (16) · snap	Matt Boldy (31), Kirill Kaprizov (39)	1–0
2nd	13:30	COL	EV	Martin Necas (24) · wrist	Nathan MacKinnon (54), Josh Manson (21)	1–1
2nd	17:37	MIN	PP	Joel Eriksson Ek (17) · wrist	Matt Boldy (32), Quinn Hughes (53)	2–1
3rd	15:08	MIN	EV	Mats Zuccarello (10) · wrist	Ryan Hartman (13), Kirill Kaprizov (40)	3–1
3rd	16:38	MIN	SH EN	Matt Boldy (33) · wrist	Unassisted	4–1
3rd	19:03	COL	PP	Martin Necas (25) · snap	Nathan MacKinnon (55), Gabriel Landeskog (17)	4–2
3rd	19:28	MIN	SH EN	Matt Boldy (34) · wrist	Brock Faber (25), Jake Middleton (13)	5–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	04:41	MIN	Daemon Hunt	hooking	2
1st	09:38	COL	Josh Manson	roughing	2
1st	12:03	COL	Gabriel Landeskog	slashing	2
2nd	06:49	COL	Cale Makar	slashing	2
2nd	14:15	COL	Gabriel Landeskog	elbowing	2
2nd	15:04	COL	Valeri Nichushkin	cross checking	2
2nd	15:08	COL	Brent Burns	delaying game	2
3rd	12:36	MIN	Nico Sturm	tripping	2
3rd	16:12	MIN	Danila Yurov	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: MIN 5.74 · COL 3.69 · xG% MIN 60.9

Minnesota Wild

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
12	Matt Boldy	L	2	2	4	+2	0	10	0	0	100.0	22:42	21
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	32.1	21:12	20
97	Kirill Kaprizov	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	2	0		21:04	20
43	Quinn Hughes	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		26:12	21
7	Brock Faber	D	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	1		25:44	26
5	Jake Middleton	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1		18:58	24
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		18:32	17
38	Ryan Hartman	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	56.3	15:02	17
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		18:17	25
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:53	20
24	Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	2		15:14	21
22	Danila Yurov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	11.1	13:51	19
13	Yakov Trenin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	0		13:45	16
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		13:15	16
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		9:55	15
48	Daemon Hunt	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1		9:07	17
78	Nico Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	25.0	9:04	14
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		6:20	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Filip Gustavsson	W	45	44	1	.978	58:49
30	Jesper Wallstedt		2	1	1	.500	1:04

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
88	Martin Necas	C	2	0	2	0	0	7	3	0		24:21	24
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	0	2	2	0	0	8	0	0	66.7	23:21	24
92	Gabriel Landeskog	L	0	1	1	0	4	2	4	0	64.3	21:44	22
42	Josh Manson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	2		15:55	23
8	Cale Makar	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		26:45	26
7	Devon Toews	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		25:23	26
11	Brock Nelson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	57.9	21:20	26
27	Brett Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:33	21
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1		15:31	25
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		15:06	25
84	Brent Burns	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	5		14:39	22
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:31	20
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	60.0	13:24	20
18	Jack Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	77.8	13:08	18
20	Ross Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	100.0	10:50	15
95	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8:05	11
54	Gavin Brindley	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		6:52	8
94	Joel Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5:12	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	L	34	31	3	.912	56:59