GRIT & GF

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Minnesota Wild

Colorado Avalanche

Expected goals, MIN–COL
3.3–2.7
all situations, empty nets out
COL share of xG
44.9%
50% is even
Shots on goal
31–23
MIN–COL
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Avalanche beat the Wild 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 2.7 to 3.2. Nathan MacKinnon had three points, one goal and two assists. Mats Zuccarello has a point in 6 straight games.

  • Nathan MacKinnon had three points, one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his 57th goal of the season. The Avalanche beat the Wild 5-2.

  • Mats Zuccarello has a point in 6 straight games. He has 61 points in 64 games this season. The Wild fell 5-2 to the Avalanche.

  • Gabriel Landeskog has a point in 5 straight games. He has 17 goals this season. He played 19:54 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Avalanche.

Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.

Minnesota Wild

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Brock Faber D28:310020.071458
Quinn Hughes D28:070000.060062
Kirill Kaprizov L23:121040.613266
Jared Spurgeon D19:560020.101160
Matt Boldy L19:530010.432065
Mats Zuccarello R19:040130.191066
Ryan Hartman R18:210150.712366
Jake Middleton D18:090010.002268
Michael McCarron C15:480020.163456
Daemon Hunt D13:040110.021071
Yakov Trenin C12:570000.005149
Nico Sturm C12:430000.003080
Marcus Foligno L12:240010.023033
Marcus Johansson L12:201040.320067
Vladimir Tarasenko R11:250020.181055
Danila Yurov R10:040120.400072
Nick Foligno L9:420000.002073
Jeff Petry D9:280010.001166

Colorado Avalanche

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Cale Makar D24:060010.020144
Devon Toews D23:260010.161244
Nathan MacKinnon C22:061250.682041
Brett Kulak D21:040210.010238
Sam Malinski D20:570010.031221
Gabriel Landeskog L19:541110.454112
Artturi Lehkonen L19:290000.212239
Martin Necas C19:021130.180052
Brock Nelson C18:420100.022039
Valeri Nichushkin R17:561010.852215
Brent Burns D17:360110.022131
Nazem Kadri C15:240140.500037
Parker Kelly C10:050010.015028
Logan O'Connor R10:020010.132043
Jack Drury C9:570010.060032
Nicolas Roy C9:371010.141032
Ross Colton C9:290100.004152
Nick Blankenburg D7:080000.030047

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.