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2022-23 regular season

Avalanche at Wild

🗓 Mon, Oct 17, 2022 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Wild 6–3 at Xcel Energy Center on October 17, 2022.

COL – MIN
38–39
Shots on goal
1/2–2/4
Power play
23–20
Hits
17–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 21:21 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Valeri Nichushkin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:51 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Alexandar Georgiev
36 saves
0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Ben Meyers Go-ahead 1st · 03:30
Assists: Erik Johnson, Samuel Girard · beat Filip Gustavsson
1–0
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Tying 1st · 04:14
Assists: Calen Addison, Tyson Jost · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–1
🏔️ Samuel Girard Go-ahead 1st · 15:08
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Filip Gustavsson
2–1
2nd period
🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek PP Tying 2nd · 06:09
Assists: Calen Addison, Matt Boldy · beat Alexandar Georgiev
2–2
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Go-ahead 2nd · 11:59
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Filip Gustavsson
3–2
3rd period
🏔️ Josh Manson 3rd · 02:02
Assists: Andrew Cogliano, J.T. Compher · beat Filip Gustavsson
4–2
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov PP 3rd · 04:17
Assists: Calen Addison, Mats Zuccarello · beat Alexandar Georgiev
4–3
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP 3rd · 14:54
Assists: Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Filip Gustavsson
5–3
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin SH Empty net 3rd · 19:39
Unassisted
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 MacKinnon · Rantanen · Nichushkin 20:03
L2 Lehkonen · Compher · Rodrigues 17:25
L3 Cogliano · Newhook · O'Connor 13:16
L4 MacDermid · Sedlak · Meyers 6:27
D1 Makar · Toews 25:54
D2 Byram · Manson 18:56
D3 Girard · Johnson 14:52
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Eriksson Ek · Zuccarello 22:49
L2 Boldy · Jost · Hartman 18:00
L3 Foligno · Gaudreau · Steel 13:02
L4 Dewar · Shaw · Duhaime 6:54
D1 Spurgeon · Middleton 21:30
D2 Brodin · Dumba 20:34
D3 Addison · Goligoski 15:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL MIN🌲
38 Shots on goal 39
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
23 Hits 20
17 Blocked shots 11
2 Takeaways 4
6 Giveaways 5
14 Penalty minutes 10
COL shooting 15.8% (6/38) MIN shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Filip Gustavsson
32/37
.865 SV% · 5 GA · 56:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Ben Meyers · 1st 03:30 · 1–0 Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 04:14 · 1–1 Samuel Girard · 1st 15:08 · 2–1 Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 06:09 · 2–2 Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 11:59 · 3–2 Josh Manson · 3rd 02:02 · 4–2 Kirill Kaprizov · 3rd 04:17 · 4–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 14:54 · 5–3 Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 19:39 · 6–3
COL MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Apr 292022 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 1–4 Mar 272022 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Jan 172022 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–4 SO Oct 302021 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Apr 72021 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–8
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Who won Avalanche vs Wild on October 17, 2022?

Avalanche won 6–3. The final score was Avalanche 6, Wild 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Ben Meyers, Josh Manson, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, Samuel Girard, Valeri Nichushkin.

Who scored for Wild?

Kirill Kaprizov (2), Joel Eriksson Ek.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Wild season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 13 🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY 3–5 AfterOct 19 ✈️WPG @ 🏔️COL 4–3
🌲 Wild
BeforeOct 15 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 7–6 AfterOct 20 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 3–4
Also on October 17
🦆ANA 4–6 🗽NYR 🌵ARI 4–2 🍁TOR 🐆FLA 3–5 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 2–3 🇨🇦MTL 🐋VAN 4–6 🦅WSH 👑LAK 5–4 🐙DET ✈️WPG 1–4 ⭐DAL 🌪️CAR 5–1 🦑SEA
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