Sunday, December 21, 2025
- Expected goals, COL–MIN
- 3.6–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- MIN share of xG
- 44.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 42–29
- COL–MIN
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche won 5-1 and earned it, out-chancing the Wild 3.7 to 3.0 in expected goals. Three points for Brock Nelson: one goal and two assists. Cale Makar had three points, one goal and two assists.
- Brock NelsonBig night
Three points for Brock Nelson: one goal and two assists. He has 14 goals this season. He played 17:57 and had two shots on goal. The Avalanche beat the Wild 5-1.
- Cale MakarBig night
Cale Makar had three points, one goal and two assists. He put 7 shots on goal, against an average of 2.9. The Avalanche beat the Wild 5-1.
- Nathan MacKinnonStreak
Nathan MacKinnon has a point in 8 straight games. He scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. The Avalanche beat the Wild 5-1.
- Ryan HartmanStreak
Ryan Hartman has scored in 3 straight games. He has 9 goals this season. He played 18:09 and had three shots on goal. The Wild fell 5-1 to the Avalanche.
- Valeri NichushkinStreak
Valeri Nichushkin has a point in 5 straight games. He has 21 points in 27 games this season. He played 19:27 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Avalanche.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
6 goals from 112 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 23:25 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.30 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 22:33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.14 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| Devon Toews D | 22:23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 20:52 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.74 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| Brent Burns D | 20:28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Martin Necas C | 19:40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 19:27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Brock Nelson C | 17:57 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Josh Manson D | 17:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Sam Malinski D | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Samuel Girard D | 14:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Jack Drury C | 11:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Parker Kelly C | 10:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 10:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 10:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Ross Colton C | 10:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 9:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 26:41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.24 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| Brock Faber D | 23:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 22:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 21:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 5 | 45 |
| Matt Boldy L | 21:34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 21:29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.57 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 20:24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 18:09 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.56 | 1 | 3 | 81 |
| Marcus Johansson L | 15:30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Jake Middleton D | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 11:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Nico Sturm C | 10:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Danila Yurov R | 10:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 8:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| David Jiricek D | 6:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
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