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2023-24 regular season

Wild at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 4–0

Avalanche beat Wild 5–2 at Ball Arena on April 9, 2024.

MIN – COL
22–32
Shots on goal
2/5–1/4
Power play
8–14
Hits
11–15
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
3 G, 1 A
10 shots · 19:00 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Cale Makar
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 22:13 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Jonathan Drouin
3 A
1 shots · 20:52 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:34
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Filip Gustavsson
0–1
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 1st · 08:38
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Cale Makar · beat Filip Gustavsson
0–2
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov PP 1st · 10:14
Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–2
🌲 Matt Boldy PP Tying 1st · 19:40
Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Declan Chisholm · beat Alexandar Georgiev
2–2
2nd period
🏔️ Cale Makar Go-ahead 2nd · 06:15
Assists: Devon Toews, Jonathan Drouin · beat Filip Gustavsson
2–3
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 14:50
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Devon Toews · beat Filip Gustavsson
2–4
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 19:08
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen · beat Filip Gustavsson
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Eriksson Ek 23:18
L2 Johansson · Rossi · Zuccarello 17:03
L3 Gaudreau · Khusnutdinov · Hartman 13:16
L4 Lettieri · Shaw 8:24
D1 Faber · Brodin 23:34
D2 Bogosian · Middleton 18:30
D3 Chisholm · Merrill 11:24
D4 Goligoski 6:25
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · Drouin · Nichushkin 20:52
L2 MacKinnon · Mittelstadt · Trenin 15:01
L3 Parise · Colton · Duhaime 14:24
L4 Kiviranta · Cogliano · Wagner 7:29
D1 Makar · Girard 21:56
D2 Toews · Manson 19:44
D3 Walker · Johnson 15:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN COL🏔️
22 Shots on goal 32
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
8 Hits 14
11 Blocked shots 15
8 Takeaways 12
2 Giveaways 0
8 Penalty minutes 10
MIN shooting 9.1% (2/22) COL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Filip Gustavsson
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 59:05 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Artturi Lehkonen · 1st 04:34 · 0–1 Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 08:38 · 0–2 Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 10:14 · 1–2 Matt Boldy · 1st 19:40 · 2–2 Cale Makar · 2nd 06:15 · 2–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 14:50 · 2–4 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 19:08 · 2–5
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: 11-7-5 (48% win rate, 23 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 13-8-2 (57% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Wild
Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 4–0
Apr 42024 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 5–2 Mar 82024 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2 OT Nov 242023 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Mar 292023 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Feb 152023 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–2
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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on April 9, 2024?

Avalanche won 5–2. The final score was Wild 2, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Wild?

Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon (3), Artturi Lehkonen, Cale Makar.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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?

Avalanche lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeApr 7 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 4–0 AfterApr 12 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–7
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 7 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 7–4 AfterApr 13 ✈️WPG @ 🏔️COL 7–0
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