DENVER, Colo. — The Minnesota Wild returns to the ice, facing off against the Colorado Avalanche fresh off the Olympic break.
Wild Record: 34-14-10
Avalanche Record: 38-9-9
2025-26 Series Record: 1-1-0
All-Time Wild Record: 62-56-13 (27-29-8 at Colorado)
MIN at NSH | Recap
Minnesota won the series-opening game, 3-2, in shootout at Grand Casino Arena (11/28) before Colorado earned a 5-1 win in St. Paul in the second meeting (12/21).
LW Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with three points (2-1=2) in the series. C Ryan Hartman has two points (1-1=2). G Jesper Wallstedt is 1-1-0 with a 2.91 GAA and a 927 SV% in starting both games for the Wild.
C Nathan MacKinnon (3-1=4) and D Cale Makar (1-3=4) lead the Avalanche with four points each in the season series. LW Gabriel Landeskog (1-2=3) and C Brock Nelson (1-2=3) each own three points. G Scott Wedgewood stopped 37-of-39 shots faced for Colorado in the first game. G Mackenzie Blackwood saved 28-of-29 shots faced to earn the win for the Avalanche in the second game.
2/25/26
Reassigned D David Špaček to Iowa
2/24/26
Recalled F Ben Jones and D Matt Kiersted from Iowa
2/22/26
Reassigned D Ben Gleason and F Boris Katchouk to Iowa
2/21/26
Recalled D David Špaček from Iowa
2/20/26
Reassigned D Matt Kiersted from Iowa
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Jonas Brodin: lower body (10 games missed)
Marcus Foligno: illness (two games missed)
Jesper Wallstedt: illness (two games missed)
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