Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Expected goals, MIN–COL
- 3.8–3.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 48.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 36–47
- MIN–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Wild beat the Avalanche 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 3.8 to 3.6. Filip Gustavsson made 44 saves on 45 shots. Four points for Matt Boldy: two goals and two assists.
- Filip GustavssonBusy night
Filip Gustavsson made 44 saves on 45 shots. That was 2.4 goals better than an average goalie would do against the same chances. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
- Matt BoldyBig night
Four points for Matt Boldy: two goals and two assists. He also had 12 shot attempts against an average of 6.7. That makes 8 straight games with a point. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.
- Quinn HughesStreak
Quinn Hughes has a point in 11 straight games. He has 58 points in 53 games this season. He played 26:12 and had four shots on goal. The Wild beat the Avalanche 5-2.
- Martin NecasVolume
Martin Necas had 12 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and two went in. His average this season was 5.1. The Avalanche lost 5-2 to the Wild.
- Joel Eriksson EkStreak
Joel Eriksson Ek has a point in 7 straight games. He scored twice. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 4.8. The Wild beat the Avalanche 5-2.
- Nathan MacKinnonVolume
Nathan MacKinnon had 8 shots on goal. His average this season was 4.5. He has 95 points in 56 games this season. The Avalanche fell 5-2 to the Wild.
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
7 goals from 119 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 26:12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Brock Faber D | 25:44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Matt Boldy L | 22:42 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2.48 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 21:12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 21:04 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Jake Middleton D | 18:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 18:32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 18:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Marcus Johansson L | 15:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 15:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 4 | 2 | 45 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 15:02 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| Danila Yurov R | 13:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 13:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 13:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 9:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 9:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Nico Sturm C | 9:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 6:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 26:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Devon Toews D | 25:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Martin Necas C | 24:21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.72 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 23:21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 21:44 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.28 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| Brock Nelson C | 21:20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Brett Kulak D | 16:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Josh Manson D | 15:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 15:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Brent Burns D | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.18 | 0 | 5 | 68 |
| Sam Malinski D | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Parker Kelly C | 13:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 58 |
| Jack Drury C | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 79 |
| Ross Colton C | 10:50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 8:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 6:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 5:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
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