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37-16-10 - W2
Minnesota Wild
42-10-9 - W4
Colorado Avalanche
Denver - Ball Arena
March 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM - PREGAME
Central / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MIN
1
L
Kirill Kaprizov
35G - 40A
(75P)
2
L
Matt Boldy
35G - 37A
(72P)
3
D
Quinn Hughes
6G - 56A
(62P)
4
C
Joel Eriksson Ek
17G - 25A
(42P)
5
D
Brock Faber
14G - 27A
(41P)
MIN Injuries
Johansson, Marcus
Upper Body
Day to Day
Johansson (upper body) will not be available for the Minnesota Wild's two-game road trip that begins Friday in Vegas, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Mar 10, 2026
Foligno, Marcus
Lower Body
Day to Day
Head coach John Hynes said Tuesday that Foligno (lower body) is week-to-week, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.
Mar 17, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Minnesota Wild trade Vinnie Hinostroza to the Florida Panthers for future considerations
Mar 6 2026
The Chicago Blackhawks trade Nick Foligno to the Minnesota Wild for future considerations.
Mar 6 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Bobby Brink from the Philadelphia Flyers for David Jiricek.
Mar 5 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Jeff Petry from the Florida Panthers for a conditional 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 3 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Mar 1 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers acquire Boris Katchouk from the Minnesota Wild for Roman Schmidt.
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COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
42G - 61A
(103P)
2
C
Martin Necas
28G - 48A
(76P)
3
D
Cale Makar
19G - 47A
(66P)
4
C
Brock Nelson
30G - 23A
(53P)
5
L
Artturi Lehkonen
19G - 23A
(42P)
COL Injuries
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.
Mar 22, 2026
Lehkonen, Artturi
Upper Body
Week to Week
Lehkonen (upper body) won't be available against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday and is expected to miss some time, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Mar 24, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nazem Kadri (20% retained) and a 2027 4th round pick from the Calgary Flames for Victor Olofsson, Maxmilian Curran, a conditional 2028 1st round pick and a conditional 2027 2nd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nicolas Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2027 1st round pick and a 2026 5th round pick
Mar 4 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators for a 2027 5th round pick.
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
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Goaltending
MIN
23-10-6
2.53 GAA
91.2% SV
COL
23-4-5
2.20 GAA
91.5% SV
MIN
14-6-4
2.85 GAA
91.1% SV
COL
18-6-1
2.35 GAA
91.1% SV
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COL
1-0-3
2.03 GAA
93.3% SV
Goaltenders
MIN
37-16-10
GAA: 2.84
SV%: 0.907
vs
COL
42-10-9
GAA: 2.43
SV%: 0.909