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34-14-10 - W5
Minnesota Wild
38-9-9 - W2
Colorado Avalanche
Denver - Ball Arena
February 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM - PREGAME
Central / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MIN
1
L
Kirill Kaprizov
32G - 38A
(70P)
2
L
Matt Boldy
32G - 30A
(62P)
3
D
Quinn Hughes
5G - 52A
(57P)
4
C
Joel Eriksson Ek
15G - 25A
(40P)
5
L
Marcus Johansson
13G - 24A
(37P)
MIN Injuries
Foligno, Marcus
Illness
Day to Day
Foligno (illness) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Nashville Predators, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Feb 26, 2026
Brodin, Jonas
Lower Body
Week to Week
Head coach John Hynes said Monday that Brodin (lower body) is expected to miss approximately 6-8 weeks, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Mar 24, 2026
Trades
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COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
40G - 53A
(93P)
2
C
Martin Necas
23G - 41A
(64P)
3
D
Cale Makar
15G - 43A
(58P)
4
C
Brock Nelson
30G - 20A
(50P)
5
L
Artturi Lehkonen
19G - 23A
(42P)
COL Injuries
MacKinnon, Nathan
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
MacKinnon (not injury related) won't play Wednesday versus the Utah Mammoth, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Feb 26, 2026
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Day to Day
O'Connor (hip) is still at least a week or two from returning to the lineup, though it could be longer, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Feb 28, 2026
Trades
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
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Goaltending
MIN
20-9-6
2.64 GAA
90.7% SV
COL
21-4-5
2.29 GAA
91.3% SV
MIN
14-5-4
2.72 GAA
91.4% SV
COL
16-5-1
2.25 GAA
91.6% SV
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COL
1-0-3
2.03 GAA
93.3% SV
Goaltenders
MIN
34-14-10
GAA: 2.86
SV%: 0.906
vs
COL
38-9-9
GAA: 2.41
SV%: 0.910