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Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild 5-2 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 — Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 5. Final.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 — Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 5. Final.

Three stars

- 1. N. MacKinnon (COL) (1G, 2A)

- 2. S. Wedgewood (COL)

- 3. G. Landeskog (COL) (1G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 02:51 — M. Necas, Avalanche (N. MacKinnon, B. Kulak). Score now 0-1.

- 1st 02:57 — K. Kaprizov, Wild (R. Hartman, M. Zuccarello). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 08:24 — G. Landeskog, Avalanche (N. MacKinnon, M. Necas) PPG. Score now 1-2.

- 2nd 01:24 — N. Roy, Avalanche (R. Colton, B. Nelson). Score now 1-3.

- 3rd 13:18 — N. MacKinnon, Avalanche (N. Kadri, G. Landeskog) PPG. Score now 1-4.

- 3rd 14:33 — M. Johansson, Wild (D. Yurov, D. Hunt). Score now 2-4.

- 3rd 19:55 — V. Nichushkin, Avalanche (B. Kulak, B. Burns) EN. Score now 2-5.

Goalies

- S. Wedgewood (Avalanche): 29 SV on 31 SH, 2 GA, 93.5 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

- F. Gustavsson (Wild): 18 SV on 22 SH, 4 GA, 81.8 SV%, 57:08 TOI. Decision: L.

Game meta

- Venue: Ball Arena

- Start (PT): 5:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030232)

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