NHL

Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

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Minnesota Wild
35-14-10
Final
5 - 2
Colorado Avalanche
38-10-9

U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy has 2 goals and 2 assists in Wild's 5-2 win over Avs

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

In Minnesota's first game after the Olympic break, Boldy extended his points streak to seven games, and fellow U.S. teammate Quinn Hughes had his team-leading 53rd assist of the season.

Gustavsson improved to 17-2-4 in his past 23 games.

Joel Eriksson Ek had two power-play goals, giving him six goals in Minnesota’s past seven games and 26 points over his past 24 games. Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota.

Martin Necas scored twice for NHL-leading Colorado, which returned from the break Wednesday night with a victory in Utah. The Avs are 5-6-2 in their past 13 after starting the season 33-4-7.

The Wild are 9-1-1 in their last 11. They are 33-0-8 when allowing three or fewer goals in regulation.

Up next Wild: At Utah on Friday night.

Avalanche: Host Chicago on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 7:48 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (31), Kirill Kaprizov (39)
Goal 2nd Period 13:30 Martin Necas Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (54), Josh Manson (21)
Goal 2nd Period 17:37 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (32), Quinn Hughes (53)
Goal 3rd Period 15:08 Mats Zuccarello Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (13), Kirill Kaprizov (40)
Goal 3rd Period 16:38 Matt Boldy Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 19:03 Martin Necas Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (55), Gabriel Landeskog (17)
Goal 3rd Period 19:28 Matt Boldy Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (25), Jake Middleton (13)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 12
24 Hits 24
6 Takeaways 5
36 Shots 47
2 Power Play Goals 0
6 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 43
34.8 Faceoff Win Percent 65.2
16 Giveaways 19
3 Total Penalties 6
6 Penalty Minutes 12
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Colton, C Out Mar 18
Logan O'Connor, RW Injured Reserve Mar 8
Gabriel Landeskog, LW Out Mar 8
Artturi Lehkonen, LW Out Mar 3
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bobby Brink, RW Day-To-Day Mar 18
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Out Mar 17
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Mar 3

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,148 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 44 13 98 10
Dallas 43 15 96 10
Minnesota 39 18 90 12
Utah 35 27 76 6
Nashville 30 28 69 9
Winnipeg 28 28 67 11
St. Louis 27 30 65 11
Chicago 25 30 62 12
Full Standings