Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild

West 2nd Round - Game 3 • COL leads series 2-1

55-16-11, 29-7-5 Away

Final

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

Minnesota WildWildMIN

46-24-12, 23-10-8 Home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Nazem KadriN. Kadri#91
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Gabriel LandeskogG. Landeskog#92
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Nicolas RoyN. Roy#10
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Brent BurnsB. Burns#84
Brett KulakB. Kulak#27
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	12	8:08	0:00	0:00	8:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:47	0:00	0:55	7:52	5	0	100.0
0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	17	21:07	4:21	0:00	16:46	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	15	8:54	0:00	0:55	7:59	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	21	20:40	4:16	0:00	16:24	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	15:30	0:38	0:00	14:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	3	0	1	2	1	0	4	23	23:51	4:18	0:00	19:33	4	7	36.4
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	24:52	4:18	0:00	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:52	0:34	2:41	16:37	11	6	64.7
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:25	0:37	1:36	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	8:06	0:00	0:13	7:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	12:39	0:00	0:00	12:39	2	1	66.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	7:54	0:00	0:00	7:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:48	0:00	2:31	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	17:25	0:00	1:46	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	25	29:06	3:52	1:05	24:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	18:56	0:38	0:00	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	25	22:34	1:03	1:50	19:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39
Scott WedgewoodS. Wedgewood#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	1	12	.923	11	1	0	0	0	32:27	0
12	3	9	.750	6	2	1	0	0	24:23	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#71
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Nico SturmN. Sturm#78
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Danila YurovD. Yurov#22
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#24
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Quinn HughesQ. Hughes#43
Daemon HuntD. Hunt#48
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:03	3:11	2:37	15:15	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	17	11:37	0:00	2:48	8:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	9	0	1	12	9:01	0:00	0:00	9:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	22	21:14	2:19	0:00	18:55	10	12	45.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:57	0:25	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	4	6	2	0	0	0	1	2	22	23:27	3:11	0:00	20:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	22	13:30	0:00	2:54	10:36	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	8:45	0:00	1:34	7:11	0	2	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	16	12:27	0:25	0:00	12:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	13	11:14	0:00	0:00	11:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:23	0:25	0:00	13:58	3	3	50.0
0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:27	3:11	0:00	14:16	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	19	13:18	0:00	1:01	12:17	0	0	0.0
1	2	3	4	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	30	29:37	0:25	1:52	27:20	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	25	28:32	3:11	0:00	25:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	27	14:34	0:00	2:56	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	14:26	0:00	2:01	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	25	17:36	0:25	1:57	15:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jesper WallstedtJ. Wallstedt#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	1	35	.972	29	6	0	0	0	59:57	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	0	1	0	1
	Wild	2	2	1	5

1st Period			COL	MIN
15:11		Kirill Kaprizov (4) Assists: Brock Faber (4), Quinn Hughes (9)	0	1
16:44		Quinn Hughes (4) (Power Play) Assists: Mats Zuccarello (6), Kirill Kaprizov (9)	0	2

2nd Period		COL	MIN
4:23	Ryan Hartman (3) (Power Play) Assists: Mats Zuccarello (7), Kirill Kaprizov (10)	0	3
13:11	Nathan MacKinnon (5) (Power Play) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (5), Nazem Kadri (4)	1	3
13:31	Brock Faber (4) Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (2), Michael McCarron (2)	1	4

3rd Period			COL	MIN
19:56		Matt Boldy (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Brock Faber (5)	1	5

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

1:18

Brock Faber restores Wild's 3-goal advantage immediately

0:58

Nathan MacKinnon pulls one back for Colorado

0:54

Wild
6
Avalanche
9

Game 1

4/5

Wild
2
Avalanche
5

Game 2

6/5

Avalanche
1
Wild
5

Game 3

10/5

Avalanche
Wild

Game 4

12/5

Wild
Avalanche

Game 5

14/5

Avalanche
Wild

Game 6

16/5

Wild
Avalanche

Game 7

17/5

Grand Casino Arena

11:00 AM, 10 May 2026

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,236

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
TJ Luxmore
Trevor Hanson

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Avalanche replace Wedgewood with Blackwood in Game 3 loss

Adversity has hit the Colorado Avalanche, who suffered their first loss of the postseason Saturday night, and had to pull starting goaltender Scott Wedgewood after he allowed a third goal on just 12 shots in 24:23 against Minnesota.

Jesper Wallstedt makes most of 2nd chance, leads Wild to win

Jesper Wallstedt, back in net as the starter after being benched for Game 2, made 34 saves as the Wild handled the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, giving Minnesota its first victory of the series.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

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Avalanche replace Wedgewood with Blackwood in Game 3 loss

Jesper Wallstedt makes most of 2nd chance, leads Wild to win

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights