Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche — March 8, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on March 8, 2026. The Colorado Avalanche controlled play with 49.1% Corsi and generated 9.96 expected goals compared to 8.48 from the Minnesota Wild at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Minnesota Wild created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 11 from the Colorado Avalanche at 5-on-5. Nathan MacKinnon scored 2 goals. Nicolas Roy was the most dangerous skater with 1.79 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Colorado Avalanche outshot the Minnesota Wild 40-37 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche progressed on Mar 8, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

MIN2 - 3COL (SO)

Mar 8, 2026 · Regular Season

Strength:

Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
COL	P1	32	18	64.0	22	14	61.1	14	9	60.9	24	9	72.7	4	2	66.7	4.31	1.63	72.5	0	0	—
	P2	22	25	46.8	18	19	48.6	12	15	44.4	21	15	58.3	3	5	37.5	4.38	3.52	55.4	1	0	100.0
	P3	21	17	55.3	13	14	48.1	8	9	47.1	17	13	56.7	6	3	66.7	4.00	3.44	53.7	1	2	33.3
	OT	5	5	50.0	4	3	57.1	2	1	66.7	5	5	50.0	1	0	100.0	1.07	0.39	73.3	0	0	—
	SO	4	4	50.0	4	4	50.0	4	3	57.1	3	4	42.9	3	4	42.9	1.96	2.21	47.0	2	1	66.7
	Total	84	69	54.9	61	54	53.0	40	37	51.9	70	46	60.3	17	14	54.8	15.70	11.19	58.4	4	3	57.1
MIN	P1	18	32	36.0	14	22	38.9	9	14	39.1	9	24	27.3	2	4	33.3	1.63	4.31	27.5	0	0	—
	P2	25	22	53.2	19	18	51.4	15	12	55.6	15	21	41.7	5	3	62.5	3.52	4.38	44.6	0	1	0.0
	P3	17	21	44.7	14	13	51.9	9	8	52.9	13	17	43.3	3	6	33.3	3.44	4.00	46.3	2	1	66.7
	OT	5	5	50.0	3	4	42.9	1	2	33.3	5	5	50.0	0	1	0.0	0.39	1.07	26.7	0	0	—
	SO	4	4	50.0	4	4	50.0	3	4	42.9	4	3	57.1	4	3	57.1	2.21	1.96	53.0	1	2	33.3
	Total	69	84	45.1	54	61	47.0	37	40	48.1	46	70	39.7	14	17	45.2	11.19	15.70	41.6	3	4	42.9

Win Probability

COL Favored

MIN Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

COL

MIN

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MIN Attempts

COL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

MIN ShootCOL Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Hit

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (COL) performed against every skater on the away team (MIN) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = COL players, Columns = MIN players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the COL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

COL ↓ / MIN →	Eriksson Ek	Trenin	McCarron	Sturm	Kaprizov	Boldy	Foligno	Zuccarello	Hartman	Tarasenko	Yurov	Brink	Faber	Hughes	Middleton	Brodin	Spurgeon	Bogosian
Necas	94	50	80	60	67	89	57	50	42	42	42	0	67	62	65	71	90	0
Nelson	71	38	79	63	75	72	57	38	50	25	0	53	68	56	66	62	70	47
Kadri	89	73	80	56	64	84	50	36	36	71	71	0	64	54	75	78	89	0
MacKinnon	100	88	88	73	69	94	60	55	55	71	71	100	73	75	94	76	89	100
Kelly	0	45	0	0	40	0	0	46	43	44	57	50	29	32	45	50	50	50
Roy	0	100	50	50	38	0	50	38	40	67	78	50	27	31	71	75	75	75
Drury	14	0	0	50	44	14	0	36	44	25	43	40	33	29	20	25	20	33
Colton	61	50	83	75	100	50	50	40	100	40	0	67	73	73	55	45	40	56
Brindley	50	75	100	50	50	67	50	57	57	50	57	100	55	56	60	75	80	67
Bardakov	25	0	0	0	50	25	0	67	100	0	33	25	33	50	100	17	0	33
Kiviranta	25	29	80	67	80	57	33	67	50	33	44	50	57	50	50	50	40	57
Nichushkin	55	71	82	73	33	53	50	14	100	100	67	73	69	58	73	54	45	77
Makar	94	64	70	58	71	89	57	58	50	60	67	0	67	67	92	68	82	33
Toews	42	89	75	55	53	43	50	31	50	80	78	0	52	47	57	64	63	75
Kulak	75	50	75	88	75	71	60	64	67	47	54	90	67	67	63	100	80	63
Malinski	33	50	70	67	64	50	57	58	71	50	54	83	47	50	71	67	67	59
Manson	56	0	50	71	50	42	50	50	45	25	14	47	57	64	42	18	20	30
Burns	31	25	80	25	0	35	0	0	11	11	14	42	29	13	31	38	30	36