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2019-20 regular season

Wild at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild beat Avalanche 6–4 at Ball Arena on December 27, 2019.

MIN – COL
33–44
Shots on goal
1/2–0/3
Power play
21–22
Hits
10–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Kevin Fiala
2 A
3 shots · 12:41 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Zach Parise
2 A
1 shots · 16:20 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Devan Dubnyk
40 saves
0.909 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Carson Soucy Go-ahead 1st · 05:33
Assists: Jordan Greenway, Kevin Fiala · beat Pavel Francouz
1–0
🌲 Eric Staal 1st · 09:22
Assists: Kevin Fiala, Zach Parise · beat Pavel Francouz
2–0
🏔️ Matt Calvert 1st · 18:24
Assists: Ian Cole, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–1
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Tying 1st · 19:10
Unassisted · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–2
2nd period
🌲 Brad Hunt PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:18
Assists: Matt Dumba, Luke Kunin · beat Pavel Francouz
3–2
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Tying 2nd · 19:12
Assists: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–3
3rd period
🏔️ Matt Calvert Go-ahead 3rd · 01:33
Assists: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–4
🌲 Mats Zuccarello Tying 3rd · 10:41
Assists: Jonas Brodin, Zach Parise · beat Pavel Francouz
4–4
🌲 Victor Rask Go-ahead 3rd · 11:58
Unassisted · beat Pavel Francouz
5–4
🌲 Ryan Suter Empty net 3rd · 18:48
Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek
6–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Greenway · Kunin · Staal 17:22
L2 Parise · Sturm · Zuccarello 15:01
L3 Foligno · Eriksson Ek · Hartman 14:09
L4 Fiala · Donato · Rask 10:41
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 25:02
D2 Soucy · Brodin 18:40
D3 Dumba · Hunt 16:33
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 22:08
L2 Compher · Kadri · Donskoi 14:45
L3 Burakovsky · Nieto · Calvert 12:09
L4 Bellemare · Jost · Nichushkin 11:14
D1 Makar · Girard 22:00
D2 Johnson · Graves 18:58
D3 Zadorov · Cole 16:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN COL🏔️
33 Shots on goal 44
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
21 Hits 22
10 Blocked shots 12
3 Takeaways 9
1 Giveaways 4
6 Penalty minutes 16
MIN shooting 18.2% (6/33) COL shooting 9.1% (4/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
40/44
.909 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Pavel Francouz
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 58:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Carson Soucy · 1st 05:33 · 1–0 Eric Staal · 1st 09:22 · 2–0 Matt Calvert · 1st 18:24 · 2–1 Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 19:10 · 2–2 Brad Hunt · 2nd 11:18 · 3–2 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 19:12 · 3–3 Matt Calvert · 3rd 01:33 · 3–4 Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 10:41 · 4–4 Victor Rask · 3rd 11:58 · 5–4 Ryan Suter · 3rd 18:48 · 6–4
MIN COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 8-2-2 (67% win rate, 12 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 2–1
Nov 212019 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Oct 52019 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–4 Mar 192019 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–1 Jan 232019 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 5–2 Oct 272018 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3
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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on December 27, 2019?

Wild won 6–4. The final score was Wild 6, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Brad Hunt, Carson Soucy, Eric Staal, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Suter, Victor Rask.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Matt Calvert (2), Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 40 saves on 44 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Pavel Francouz made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Wild vs Avalanche season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 23 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 0–3 AfterDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 3–1
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 23 🏔️COL @ 🎰VGK 7–3 AfterDec 28 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–3
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