NHL summary - Mars 8, 2026 - Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

FINAL (SO)
TEAMS		1	2	3	O	S	TOT
	WILD 37-16-10	0	0	2	0	(0)	2
	AVALANCHE 42-10-9	0	1	1	0	(1)	3

SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
--- NO GOAL ---
2ND PERIOD
	Nathan MacKinnon (43) Nazem Kadri (30)	12:19
3RD PERIOD
	Kirill Kaprizov (36) Quinn Hughes (57) Joel Eriksson Ek (26)	4:17 PP
	Nico Sturm (4) Brock Faber (28)	7:01 SH
	Nicolas Roy (6) Brett Kulak (10) Joel Kiviranta (6)	12:39

WILD Minnesota
GOALIES			SA	GA	S	S%	T
Jesper Wallstedt			36	2	34	.947	64:29
PLAYERS	G	A	PT	+/-	P	S	T
Zach Bogosian	-	-	-	-	2	2	13:23
Matthew Boldy	-	-	-	-	-	4	22:26
Bobby Brink	-	-	-	-	-	1	12:52
Jonas Brodin	-	-	-	-	-	2	17:53
Joel Eriksson Ek	-	1	1	-	-	1	21:34
Brock Faber	-	1	1	-1	-	1	28:14
Nick Foligno	-	-	-	+1	-	1	09:00
Ryan Hartman	-	-	-	-2	2	2	17:30
Quinn Hughes	-	1	1	-2	2	-	26:48
Kirill Kaprizov	1	-	1	-2	2	4	22:41
Michael McCarron	-	-	-	-	-	3	10:44
Jacob Middleton	-	-	-	+1	-	-	17:48
Jared Spurgeon	-	-	-	-	-	1	17:48
Nico Sturm	1	-	1	+1	-	1	07:47
Vladimir Tarasenko	-	-	-	-	-	3	14:36
Yakov Trenin	-	-	-	-	2	1	15:03
Danila Yurov	-	-	-	-	-	4	12:39
Mats Zuccarello	-	-	-	-2	-	3	17:48
MINNESOTA WILD

AVALANCHE Colorado
GOALIES			SA	GA	S	S%	T
Scott Wedgewood			34	2	32	.944	63:56
PLAYERS	G	A	PT	+/-	P	S	T
Zakhar Bardakov	-	-	-	-	-	1	06:12
Gavin Brindley	-	-	-	-1	-	1	10:05
Brent Burns	-	-	-	-1	-	-	18:41
Ross Colton	-	-	-	-1	2	2	12:41
Jack Drury	-	-	-	+1	-	-	14:58
Nazem Kadri	-	1	1	+1	-	5	21:47
Parker Kelly	-	-	-	-	-	-	14:06
Joel Kiviranta	-	1	1	+1	-	2	13:11
Brett Kulak	-	1	1	+1	-	-	18:04
Nathan MacKinnon	1	-	1	+1	2	9	22:29
Cale Makar	-	-	-	+1	-	-	25:00
Sam Malinski	-	-	-	+1	-	2	17:44
Josh Manson	-	-	-	-	-	1	14:14
Martin Necas	-	-	-	+1	-	6	25:01
Brock Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	24:06
Valeri Nichushkin	-	-	-	-1	2	1	15:42
Nicolas Roy	1	-	1	+1	2	3	12:16
Devon Toews	-	-	-	-	-	3	25:43
COLORADO AVALANCHE

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YESTERDAY APRIL 18, 2026
TOP 20		G	A	PTS
	Matthew Boldy	2	1	3
	Kirill Kaprizov	1	2	3
	Mats Zuccarello	-	3	3
	Joel Eriksson Ek	2	-	2
	Taylor Hall	1	1	2
	Ryan Hartman	1	1	2
	Evgeni Malkin	1	1	2
	Logan Stankoven	1	1	2
	Jackson Blake	-	2	2
	Jamie Drysdale	1	-	1
	Porter Martone	1	-	1
	Jason Robertson	1	-	1
	Bryan Rust	1	-	1
	Travis Sanheim	1	-	1
	Denver Barkey	-	1	1
	Christian Dvorak	-	1	1
	Brock Faber	-	1	1
	Miro Heiskanen	-	1	1
	Quinn Hughes	-	1	1
	Wyatt Johnston	-	1	1
COMPLETE STATS

2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS
ATLANTIC		GP	W	L	OL	PTS
	Sabres	82	50	23	9	109
	Lightning	82	50	26	6	106
	Canadiens	82	48	24	10	106
	Bruins	82	45	27	10	100
	Senators	82	44	27	11	99
	Red Wings	82	41	31	10	92
	Panthers	82	40	38	4	84
	Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	78
METROPOLITAN		GP	W	L	OL	PTS
	Hurricanes	82	53	22	7	113
	Penguins	82	41	25	16	98
	Flyers	82	43	27	12	98
	Capitals	82	43	30	9	95
	Blue Jackets	82	40	30	12	92
	Islanders	82	43	34	5	91
	Devils	82	42	37	3	87
	Rangers	82	34	39	9	77
CENTRAL		GP	W	L	OL	PTS
	Avalanche	82	55	16	11	121
	Stars	82	50	20	12	112
	Wild	82	46	24	12	104
	Mammoth	82	43	33	6	92
	Blues	82	37	33	12	86
	Predators	82	38	34	10	86
	Jets	82	35	35	12	82
	Blackhawks	82	29	39	14	72
PACIFIC		GP	W	L	OL	PTS
	Golden Knights	82	39	26	17	95
	Oilers	82	41	30	11	93
	Ducks	82	43	33	6	92
	Kings	82	35	27	20	90
	Sharks	82	39	35	8	86
	Kraken	82	34	37	11	79
	Flames	82	34	39	9	77
	Canucks	82	25	49	8	58
COMPLETE STANDINGS