Avalanche 5-2 Wild (Feb 28, 2025) Box Score

Minnesota Wild

34-22-4, 21-9-3 away

	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	0	0	2
COL	1	3	1	5

Colorado Avalanche

35-24-2, 18-10-2 home

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Frederick GaudreauF. Gaudreau#89
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#21
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#18
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Marat KhusnutdinovM. Khusnutdinov#22
Jakub LaukoJ. Lauko#94
Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren#28
Marco RossiM. Rossi#23
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Mats ZuccarelloM. Zuccarello#36
defensemen
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Declan ChisholmD. Chisholm#47
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Jon MerrillJ. Merrill#4
Jake MiddletonJ. Middleton#5
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	3	2	0	0	1	2	3	23	22:55	3:44	0:35	18:36	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	12:32	0:00	3:14	9:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	22	19:39	2:18	3:12	14:09	8	9	47.1
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	12	10:56	0:00	0:00	10:56	3	4	42.9
1	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:12	2:47	0:00	15:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	18:07	1:22	0:26	16:19	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	17	9:56	0:00	1:01	8:55	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	8:51	0:00	0:00	8:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	13	10:50	1:21	0:00	9:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	20:25	3:41	0:22	16:22	8	13	38.1
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	14	11:12	0:03	1:01	10:08	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	20	18:38	3:38	0:24	14:36	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	20	15:47	0:00	1:48	13:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	16	11:04	1:25	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	28	27:20	3:29	2:34	21:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:18	0:14	1:01	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:38	0:00	1:36	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	2	28	24:45	1:23	2:15	21:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Filip GustavssonF. Gustavsson#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	18	5	2	0	0	59:05	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Parker KellyP. Kelly#17
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Miles WoodM. Wood#28
defensemen
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Oliver KylingtonO. Kylington#58
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	1	2	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	16	10:11	0:24	0:00	9:47	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:54	4:15	0:00	12:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:51	0:00	2:08	11:43	7	3	70.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	11:25	0:00	2:00	9:25	4	3	57.1
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	11:59	0:00	2:08	9:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	19:01	2:00	0:55	16:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	3	0	1	2	1	0	4	21	21:17	4:26	0:00	16:51	13	7	65.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	17	13:29	0:24	0:00	13:05	8	6	57.1
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:43	4:12	0:00	14:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:50	2:26	1:18	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:10	0:00	1:42	11:28	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	13	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	29	20:40	0:24	1:30	18:46	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:52	0:00	0:05	12:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	27	29:17	4:26	3:33	21:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	17	11:11	0:00	0:03	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	27	28:41	1:13	3:41	23:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	19	13:43	0:00	1:17	12:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	2	18	.900	17	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Wild	2	0	0	2
	Avalanche	1	3	1	5

1st Period		MIN	COL
4:14	Mats Zuccarello (13) Assists: Marcus Johansson (14)	1	0
13:58	Valeri Nichushkin (12) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (68), Martin Necas (48)	1	1
17:42	Vinnie Hinostroza (3) (Power Play) Assists: Brock Faber (17), Marco Rossi (30)	2	1

2nd Period		MIN	COL
8:57	Jonathan Drouin (7) Assists: Oliver Kylington (2)	2	2
9:49	Jack Drury (6) Assists: Cale Makar (45), Ross Colton (5)	2	3
14:39	Ross Colton (14) Assists: Oliver Kylington (3), Joel Kiviranta (6)	2	4

3rd Period			MIN	COL
19:52		Ross Colton (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Devon Toews (22), Mackenzie Blackwood (1)	2	5

0:44

Ross Colton scores goal for Avalanche

0:44

Ross Colton tallies goal for Colorado Avalanche on the power play

0:39

Jack Drury lights the lamp

0:55

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-1

Avalanche
6
Wild
1

Game 1

1/9

Wild
3
Avalanche
1

Game 2

1/20

Wild
2
Avalanche
5

Game 3

2/28

Avalanche
Wild

Game 4

3/11

ESPN+

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, February 28, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Denver, CO

Line: COL -340

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 18,091

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Mike Sullivan

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	42	15	3	87
Dallas	38	19	2	78
Minnesota	34	22	4	72
Colorado	35	24	2	72
Utah	27	24	9	63
St. Louis	28	26	6	62
Nashville	21	30	7	49
Chicago	17	35	7	41

Blues host the Kings after Broberg's 2-goal game

Los Angeles Kings (31-18-8, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (28-26-6, in the Central Division)

Logan Stankhoven scores twice as the Stars return home to beat the Kings 6-2

— Logan Stankoven scored twice, Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Friday night.

Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 to pull even with 3rd-place Wild in Central

— Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury scored 52 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and the Colorado Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 on Friday night to pull even with the third-place Wild in the Central Division.

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Minnesota Wild

Colorado Avalanche

MIN @ COL Videos

Ross Colton scores goal for Avalanche

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-1

Game Information

2024-25 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Blues host the Kings after Broberg's 2-goal game

Logan Stankhoven scores twice as the Stars return home to beat the Kings 6-2

Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 to pull even with 3rd-place Wild in Central