National Hockey League

FINAL
Minnesota Wild 1
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Colorado Avalanche 5
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Match Report

Colorado's top line scores 4 in 5-1 win over Minnesota

— Colorado's top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen combined for four goals, and the Avalanche beat Minnesota 5-1 Thursday night, snapping the Wild’s five-game winning streak.

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Team Stats

MIN COL
12
Blocked Shots
9
12
Hits
9
4
Takeaways
11
20
Shots
55
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
36
44.6
Faceoff Win Percent
55.4
3
Giveaways
9
3
Total Penalties
5
6
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

MIN

  • Cam Talbot G GA 5 · SA 55 · SOS 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek C BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Zach Parise LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Victor Rask C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

COL

  • Philipp Grubauer G GA 1 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Brandon Saad LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Gabriel Landeskog LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Pierre-Edouard Bellemare LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2

Head to Head

COL leads series 3-2

Injuries

Colorado Avalanche

  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Jared Spurgeon Day-To-Day
  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:42 1-5
    Ryan Graves 3rd
  2. Missed 16:14 1-5
    Mats Zuccarello 3rd
  3. Penalty 15:19 1-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  4. Missed 12:45 1-5
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  5. Missed 6:56 1-5
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  6. Goal 6:30 1-5
    Mikko Rantanen 3rd
  7. Missed 5:25 1-4
    Nazem Kadri 3rd
  8. Missed 4:45 1-4
    Logan O'Connor 3rd
  9. Missed 2:18 1-4
    Matt Calvert 3rd
  10. Goal 1:57 1-4
    Joonas Donskoi 3rd
  11. Missed 0:25 1-3
    Brad Hunt 3rd
  12. Missed 18:30 1-3
    Matt Calvert 2nd
  13. Missed 16:51 1-3
    Tyson Jost 2nd
  14. Missed 16:46 1-3
    Jacob MacDonald 2nd
  15. Goal 15:07 1-3
    Gabriel Landeskog 2nd
  16. Penalty 13:29 1-2
    Bowen Byram 2nd
  17. Penalty 13:29 1-2
    Jordan Greenway 2nd
  18. Penalty 13:29 1-2
    Jordan Greenway 2nd
  19. Missed 12:05 1-2
    Ryan Hartman 2nd
  20. Penalty 10:55 1-2
    Gabriel Landeskog 2nd
  21. Missed 9:34 1-2
    Ryan Hartman 2nd
  22. Missed 9:23 1-2
    Jonas Brodin 2nd
  23. Goal 8:41 1-2
    Victor Rask 2nd
  24. Penalty 7:17 0-2
    Joonas Donskoi 2nd
  25. Missed 4:40 0-2
    Nathan MacKinnon 2nd
  26. Missed 4:16 0-2
    Logan O'Connor 2nd
  27. Missed 3:31 0-2
    Tyson Jost 2nd
  28. Missed 1:02 0-2
    Ryan Hartman 2nd
  29. Goal 19:02 0-2
    Mikko Rantanen 1st
  30. Penalty 16:07 0-1
    Nazem Kadri 1st
  31. Missed 14:30 0-1
    Kevin Fiala 1st
  32. Goal 11:10 0-1
    Nathan MacKinnon 1st
  33. Missed 6:47 0-0
    Nathan MacKinnon 1st
  34. Penalty 3:34 0-0
    Jared Spurgeon 1st
  35. Missed 2:30 0-0
    Tyson Jost 1st
  36. Missed 1:47 0-0
    Victor Rask 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:42 1-5
    Ryan Graves 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:10 1-5
    Valeri Nichushkin 3rd
  5. Face Off 18:33 1-5
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  6. Stoppage 18:33 1-5
    3rd
  7. Hit 18:23 1-5
    Nick Bjugstad 3rd
  8. Takeaway 18:17 1-5
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:02 1-5
    Nick Bjugstad 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:02 1-5
    3rd
  11. Shot 18:02 1-5
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  12. Shot 17:53 1-5
    Jonas Brodin 3rd
  13. Takeaway 16:50 1-5
    Matt Calvert 3rd
  14. Missed 16:14 1-5
    Mats Zuccarello 3rd
  15. Shot 15:29 1-5
    Brad Hunt 3rd
  16. Face Off 15:19 1-5
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  17. Penalty 15:19 1-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  18. Face Off 14:41 1-5
    Nathan MacKinnon 3rd
  19. Stoppage 14:41 1-5
    3rd
  20. Shot 14:05 1-5
    Nico Sturm 3rd
  21. Face Off 14:00 1-5
    Luke Johnson 3rd
  22. Stoppage 14:00 1-5
    3rd
  23. Shot 14:00 1-5
    Ryan Hartman 3rd
  24. Takeaway 13:34 1-5
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  25. Face Off 13:27 1-5
    Ryan Hartman 3rd
  26. Stoppage 13:27 1-5
    3rd
  27. Shot 13:27 1-5
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  28. Takeaway 13:22 1-5
    Joonas Donskoi 3rd
  29. Shot 12:54 1-5
    Brandon Saad 3rd
  30. Missed 12:45 1-5
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  31. Blocked 12:40 1-5
    Cale Makar 3rd
  32. Shot 11:32 1-5
    Jonas Brodin 3rd
  33. Face Off 11:13 1-5
    Victor Rask 3rd
  34. Stoppage 11:13 1-5
    3rd
  35. Hit 10:45 1-5
    Ryan Suter 3rd
  36. Takeaway 10:28 1-5
    Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 3rd
  37. Shot 9:53 1-5
    Tyson Jost 3rd
  38. Blocked 8:34 1-5
    Brad Hunt 3rd
  39. Shot 8:12 1-5
    Jacob MacDonald 3rd
  40. Shot 8:07 1-5
    Samuel Girard 3rd

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