**Avalanche Dominate Wild in Thrilling Playoff Match** In a high-scoring matchup, the Colorado Avalanche secured a decisive 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of their playoff series. The Avalanche's potent offense, led by Nathan MacKinnon's three points, proved too much for the Wild to handle. MacKinnon's teammate, Cale Makar, also made his presence felt with a hat-trick, including two goals in the final period. The Wild's Ryan Hartman and Marcus Johansson each scored two goals, but it was not enough to overcome the Avalanche's relentless attack. The series now shifts to Minnesota, with the Wild facing an uphill battle to even the score. Will the Wild be able to regroup and mount a comeback, or will the Avalanche's momentum carry them to a commanding lead in the series?
Playoff Game Thread: Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche May 03 2026 9:00 PM EDT NHL.com Gamecenter Ball Arena TNT truTV HBO MAX CBC SN SN360 TVAS Time Clock Final Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total MIN 2 3 1 6 COL 3 2 4 9 Team Shots Faceoff % Blocked Shots Hits MIN 36 63.1% 13 24 COL 43 36.9% 11 26 Scoring summary Period Time Team Strength Description Edge Goal Visualizer 1 11:12 COL Even Sam Malinski (1) Wrist, Assists: Martin Necas (3) Devon Toews (3) Link 1 12:04 COL Even Jack Drury (1) Wrist, Assists: Logan O'Connor (1) Link 1 13:13 COL PP Artturi Lehkonen (3) Snap, Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3) Martin Necas (4) Link 1 15:02 MIN Even Marcus Johansson (2) Slap, Assists: Unassisted Link 1 16:04 MIN Even Ryan Hartman (2) Wrist, Assists: Quinn Hughes (7) Kirill Kaprizov (8) Link 2 04:16 COL Even Nick Blankenburg (1) Wrist, Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1) Cale Makar (1) Link 2 06:45 MIN Even Vladimir Tarasenko (2) Backhand, Assists: Yakov Trenin (2) Michael McCarron (1) Link 2 12:43 MIN Even Quinn Hughes (3) Wrist, Assists: Danila Yurov (1) Link 2 16:55 MIN SH Marcus Foligno (2) Backhand, Assists: Unassisted Link 2 18:04 COL Even Devon Toews (2) Wrist, Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (2) Sam Malinski (2) Link 3 03:21 COL Even Cale Makar (3) Wrist, Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4) Gabriel Landeskog (3) Link 3 05:43 COL Even Nazem Kadri (1) Wrist, Assists: Ross Colton (1) Devon Toews (4) Link 3 16:01 MIN Even Mats Zuccarello (2) Tip-In, Assists: Matt Boldy (4) Quinn Hughes (8) Link 3 17:06 COL Even Cale Makar (4) Wrist, Assists: Devon Toews (5) Martin Necas (5) Link 3 17:52 COL Even, EN Nathan MacKinnon (3) Wrist, Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3) Link Penalties Period Time Team Type Min Description 1 08:14 COL MIN 2 Nazem Kadri holding against Jake Middleton 1 12:24 MIN MIN 2 Roughing served by M. Zuccarello 1 12:24 MIN MIN 2 Brock Faber roughing against Gabriel Landeskog 1 12:24 MIN MIN 2 Brock Faber cross checking against Gabriel Landeskog 1 12:24 COL MIN 2 Gabriel Landeskog roughing against Brock Faber 2 00:21 COL MIN 2 Artturi Lehkonen hooking against Ryan Hartman 2 16:01 MIN MIN 2 Brock Faber hooking against Nathan MacKinnon 3 08:53 COL MIN 2 Gabriel Landeskog closing hand on puck 3 10:53 COL MIN 2 Cale Makar roughing against Ryan Hartman 3 10:53 MIN MIN 2 Ryan Hartman holding against Cale Makar This was created by a bot. For issues or suggestions please message nhl_gdt_bot. Last updated: 2026-05-03_23:59:38.271969-04:00 submitted by /u/nhl_gdt_bot [link] [comments]
