Sunday, March 8, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, MIN–COL
- 3.1–4.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 61.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 34–36
- MIN–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Avalanche won 3-2 in a shootout and earned it, out-chancing the Wild 4.8 to 3.1 in expected goals. Nathan MacKinnon had 9 shots on goal. Jesper Wallstedt saved 2.8 goals above expected on 36 shots.
- Nathan MacKinnonVolume
Nathan MacKinnon had 9 shots on goal. His average this season was 4.5. That makes 7 straight games with a point. It finished 3-2 for the Avalanche in a shootout.
- Jesper WallstedtLost anyway
Jesper Wallstedt saved 2.8 goals above expected on 36 shots. It was not enough. He is 7.2 goals above expected for the season. The Wild lost 3-2 to the Avalanche in a shootout.
- Nico SturmDrought over
Nico Sturm scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 4 goals this season. The Wild fell 3-2 to the Avalanche in a shootout.
- Martin NecasVolume
Martin Necas had 9 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.2 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Avalanche in a shootout.
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
4 goals from 107 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber D | 28:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 26:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 22:41 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Matt Boldy L | 22:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 21:34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 4 | 47 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Jake Middleton D | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 4 | 1 | 61 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Bobby Brink R | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| Danila Yurov R | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.51 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| Michael McCarron C | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 2 | 3 | 64 |
| Nick Foligno L | 9:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| Nico Sturm C | 7:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Toews D | 25:43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Martin Necas C | 25:01 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.96 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Cale Makar D | 25:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Brock Nelson C | 24:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 22:29 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.89 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 21:47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.93 | 3 | 1 | 54 |
| Brent Burns D | 18:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Brett Kulak D | 18:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Sam Malinski D | 17:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Jack Drury C | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| Josh Manson D | 14:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| Parker Kelly C | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 4 | 2 | 76 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 13:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Ross Colton C | 12:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Nicolas Roy C | 12:16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 10:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 6:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute