Wild 2–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Feb 28, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌲 MIN	2	0	0	2
🏔️ COL	1	3	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Ross Colton

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 10:11 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Oliver Kylington

2 A

12:52 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Nichushkin

1 G

5 shots · 18:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Mats Zuccarello Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–0

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP Tying 1st · 13:58

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–1

🌲 Vinnie Hinostroza PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:42

Assists: Brock Faber, Marco Rossi · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–1

2nd period

🏔️ Jonathan Drouin Tying 2nd · 08:57

Assists: Oliver Kylington · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–2

🏔️ Jack Drury Go-ahead 2nd · 09:49

Assists: Cale Makar, Ross Colton · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–3

🏔️ Ross Colton 2nd · 14:39

Assists: Oliver Kylington, Joel Kiviranta · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–4

3rd period

🏔️ Ross Colton PP Empty net 3rd · 19:52

Assists: Devon Toews, Mackenzie Blackwood

2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Boldy · Rossi · Gaudreau 20:25

L2 Johansson · Hinostroza · Zuccarello 18:12

L3 Foligno · Trenin · Gaunce 11:12

L4 Ohgren · Khusnutdinov · Lauko 9:56

D1 Faber · Spurgeon 26:02

D2 Middleton · Brodin 19:12

D3 Merrill · Chisholm 11:41

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 19:01

L2 Drouin · Necas · Drury 16:54

L3 Kiviranta · Mittelstadt · O'Connor 13:10

L4 Wood · Kelly · Colton 10:11

D1 Makar · Toews 28:59

D2 Girard · de Haan 17:12

D3 Kylington · Malinski 12:02

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

20 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

14 Hits 15

23 Blocked shots 19

7 Takeaways 4

29 Giveaways 24

6 Penalty minutes 6

MIN shooting 10.0% (2/20) COL shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:05 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MIN COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-2-1 (82% win rate, 17 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-11 (39% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Jan 202025 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Jan 92025 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 6–1 Apr 92024 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–5 Apr 42024 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 5–2 Mar 82024 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2 OT

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❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on February 28, 2025?

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

Who scored for Wild?

Mats Zuccarello, Vinnie Hinostroza.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Ross Colton (2), Jack Drury, Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeFeb 27 🌲MIN @ 🏒UTA 1–6 AfterMar 2 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 0–1

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeFeb 26 😈NJD @ 🏔️COL 1–5 AfterMar 4 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 1–4

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