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Colorado Avalanche 4
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Match Report

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Nino Niederreiter shoots Wild past Avs in OT to take Game 7

Nino Niederreiter scored his second goal of the game 5:02 into overtime and Ilya Bryzgalov made a big save filling in for an injured Darcy Kuemper, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 on Wednesday night.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/12/26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 NHL
11/10/26 @ Montreal Canadiens W 2-1 NHL
11/7/26 vs Tampa Bay Lightning L 3-4 NHL
11/6/26 vs San Jose Sharks W 4-1 NHL
11/3/26 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 NHL
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Team Stats

MIN COL
16
Blocked Shots
20
28
Hits
28
15
Takeaways
12
35
Shots
22
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
28
0.0
Faceoff Win Percent
0.0
2
Giveaways
8
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Head to Head

COL wins series 4-1

MIN Last 5 matchups COL
  1. 4 Final 2014-01-31 @ COL 5
  2. 2 Final 2014-01-12 @ MIN 4
  3. 2 Final/SO 2013-12-15 @ COL 1
  4. 2 Final/SO 2013-12-01 @ COL 3
  5. 1 Final 2013-11-29 @ MIN 3

Injuries

Colorado Avalanche

  • Cale Makar Day-To-Day
  • Nathan MacKinnon Day-To-Day
  • Josh Manson Injured Reserve
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Joel Eriksson Ek Day-To-Day
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve
  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve

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