Nathan MacKinnon shines as the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-2. MacKinnon scores a hat trick, reaching 50 goals for the first time in his career. Kirill Kaprizov impresses for the Wild with two goals. The Avalanche secure a crucial victory, while the Wild are eliminated from playoff contention.
Brutal. Play so well for two periods and then a collapse in the third. Avs lose 4-3 in overtime.
William Karlsson nets his second goal of the game. 🚨 (🎥: @NHL) https://t.co/9MpP1VKvk3
Karlsson ties it 3-3 w/3:37 to go. His 2nd of the day. Another snipe.
William Karlsson ties it with 3:37 left. #Avs have blown a 3-0 lead in the third period.
William Karlsson. 3-3. My goodness what a play. Karlsson’s 30th goal of the season.
Wait one second here. The Golden Knights are breathing now! William Karlsson on the power play putting him 1 away from 30 on the year. 3-2 COL
3-0 lead heading into the third. Georgiev had to be strong at the end of the period, but before then, Avs were stingy defensively.
3-0 Avs off a magnificent redirect by Rantanen.
No goal. Avs still lead 2-0. https://t.co/BusLqGa80c
It’s coming off the board. No goal. 2-0 Colorado. https://t.co/KNc2v4Ot6o
Avs with a successful challenge. No goal. It remains 2-0 Colorado.
Well, that was certainly the best period of the past four for the #Avs. A couple of goals, a couple other strong chances but most importantly a solid bit of business without the puck. 2-0 Avs after 20 minutes.
Nathan MacKinnon shook a defender with one of his cutbacks, sent the puck ... towards Jonathan Drouin, but actually to Cale Makar and Hill couldn't handle his shot from just above the hash marks. 2-0 #Avs 138 for MacKinnon 89 for Makar
Cale Makar. 2-0 Colorado. Heck of a pass from MacKinnon. Hill got a piece, but not enough.
#Avs get a bit of a gift from Adin Hill. They could certainly use it. Nice plays by Cale Makar and Miles Wood to get from one end to the other and Ross Colton put it on net from a weird angle. 88 points for Makar this season 1-0 Avs
🚨ICYMI🚨 The Eagles fall short once again, losing 4 of 6 on the road and are losing the hope of having home ice in the first round of the playoffs. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry #AHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/zZV9SwALBZ
Eagles fall 2-1 story to come shortly #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Kaprizov's 44th goal was his 18th on the power play, breaking his own #mnwild record
Roadrunner shot hits the post and one is waiting right there for the rebound and the tap in.... Tucson now up 2-1 with 5:55 left in the 3rd #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
5-2. Kaprizov scores twice in the final minute of the second. 44th goal from Kaprizov, from Eriksson Ek and Boldy. #mnwild top line dominating the Sharks' dozen AHL guys
Another Kaprizov goal, No. 44. He's three away from tying his career-high. #mnwild lead 5-2
#mnwild answer back in the final minute of the second period to go up 4-2. Kirill Kaprizov's 43rd goal.
Nathan Smith of the Roadrunners breaks the scoreless tie as he scores on the PP #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
a back and forth game so far with the Eagles and Roadrunners exchanging chances. 11 minutes left in the 2nd and no score SOG are 18-14 Tucson #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Declan Chisholm delivers the go-ahead goal from the right circle. 2-1 #mnwild with 3:09 left in the first period.
1st period impressions: Tucson not playing as angry as last night, this is allowing the Eagles to play their game a little more. Shut down the neutral zone and throw more rubber on net, follow up those shots with secondary chances #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Eagles get the first PP of the night but are on a 0/24 run in the last 7 games #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Five minutes into the first and tempers seem to have calmed compared to last night. Eagles are outshooting the Roadrunners 5-1 #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Absolutely dominant period by #NHLJets who are up 4-0 on #Avs after outshooting them 15-6.
🚨ICYMI 🚨 It was more than a loss for the Eagles last night as Malinski did not make it out of the 1st period. The Eagles lost spots in the standings... read all about it here #Avs #GoAvsGo #AHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/Tg0kTHudYB
It was more than a loss for the Eagles last night as Malinski did not make it out of the 1st period. The Eagles lost spots in the standings... read all about it here #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry #AHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/Tg0kTHudYB
The eagles aren't able to crawl back and lose 4-3 #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Prosvetov looses track of the puck after it hits his leg pad and Tucson now up 3-2 #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Sam Malinski is still not on the bench to start the third period #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Now 6-2 Vegas. William Karlsson with the latest goal.
Now 6-1 Golden Knights after William Karlsson scores.
2nd period impressions: Eagles need to crash the net more and gather those rebound opportunities. Don't let them get in your head. The loss of Malinski will be huge depending on how long it is #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
9:03 remain in the second and still no sign of Malinski #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/WvAL7JvlJd
Cal Burke drives the puck into the zone and throws it over to Corey Schueneman and a tap pass for Ryan Sandelin to push into the back of the net. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/76gjFkVPL0
per @kmcglue, Sam Malinski is NOT on the Eagles bench and has not played in the second period #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
1st period impressions: Eagles need to not let the Roadrunners get in their heads and stay out of the box. If they want to play physical, bring it right back. push forward and put pressure on the net #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Steven Kampfer scores right off the draw for the Roadrunners and then Kampfer scores again 23 seconds later for the Roadrunners to take a 2-1 lead #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Roadrunners score on the PP but the goal was waived off right away and then reviewed..... no goal #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
You all got that? #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/q8CTFskGPr
Makar, Landeskog, Lehkonen, Johnson and Walker are all warming up on the other rink. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/JYEASStv6A
🚨ICYMI🚨 It was a wild night for Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar as they both broke record after record in the win over the Wild. #Avs #GoAvsGo #NHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/5UFAFiVBaT
Relive the majesty that is all 51 Nathan MacKinnon goals so far this season. 🏔️ https://t.co/icBTBM7gDD
MacKinnon passes 50 goals with hat trick in Avalanche win against Wild ⤵️ https://t.co/EhKiOrwQzc
Nathan MacKinnon eviscerates Wild defense in much-needed Avalanche victory https://t.co/NJBPSRXLKN
It was a wild night for Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar as they both broke record after record in the win over the Wild. #Avs #GoAvsGo #NHL #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/5UFAFiV3ll
Nathan MacKinnon: “You know, I’ve never thought in my life I’d score 50, honestly.” https://t.co/Ms3MxapUjk
Nathan MacKinnon has given fans at Ball Arena a heck of a show this year, and his performance on Tuesday night felt special. MacKinnon Puts On A Show In 5-2 Avalanche Win Over Wild https://t.co/qpAD7f5YJe
NEW @MileHighSports Nathan MacKinnon scored his 50th then his 51st to record his third hat trick of the year. The Hart Trophy hopeful led the Avs to a 5-2 victory with his eighth four-point effort this season "I never thought in my life I'd score 50." https://t.co/h3hn1qunpH
UPDATED: #mnwild officially eliminated from postseason with 5-2 loss at Colorado. @PioneerPress https://t.co/Q5s24eIAyE
Masterful Nathan MacKinnon performance officially eliminates Wild: Key takeaways vs. Avalanche https://t.co/VrsRvAt8Pz
MacKinnon said he never in his life thought he’d score 50 goals in a season. https://t.co/3px1UUSeOA
"I never thought in my life I'd score 50." Nathan MacKinnon following his third hat trick and eighth four-point effort this season. https://t.co/LbzfBoj3wE
#mnwild officially eliminated from postseason with 5-2 loss at Colorado. @PioneerPress https://t.co/Q5s24eIAyE
The #mnwild lose 5-2 to Colorado and are officially eliminated from playoff contention with four games to go in the regular season.
#mnwild lose 5-2 to #Avs and are officially eliminated from playoff contention. They are 0-10-1 against top three teams in Central (Stars, Avs, Jets). They didn't have much chance with Nathan MacKinnon's masterful, MVP performance here.
Nathan MacKinnon reached the 50-goal mark in a season for the first time in his career thanks to his third hat trick of 2023-24. #NHLStats: https://t.co/djVhaPAOAQ https://t.co/1rOV7jnAgi
Nathan MacKinnon completes the hatty! 🎩🔥 https://t.co/3XGKoAqVZt
MacKinnon now just 2 points shy..... and he has only played 40 minutes of hockey since this post 😳😳😳#Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/99UQcqyZik
Barring a 3rd period comeback, #mnwild will finish season 0-10-1 vs. Avs, Stars and Jets and have wins in 8 of 29 games against the nine teams above them in West to date. They’ll have lost 11 of their past 12 vs. those teams. And they’ll officially miss the playoffs for the…
Shots through 40 minutes MacKinnon: 9 Makar: 6 Rest of the Avs: 9
You're going to want to watch these three Nathan MacKinnon goals. 🥵 This guy is absolutely RIDICULOUS. Hat Trick Challenge presented by @AstraZenecaUS https://t.co/POe9Ti2k0u
Nathan MacKinnon completes the hatty for his 50th of the season! 🏔️ https://t.co/IoyXvTT62Z
Mackinnon is a machine! My goodness! 🫨4 pts- 3 goals and an assist… 3rd period hasn’t even started yet 👀… https://t.co/TibUnhkCy2
MacKinnon now with 24 four-point games (5th) and his 7th hat trick, jumping to 4th in the franchise #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/UBTfUH4xGV
Nathan MacKinnon nets his 50th for the first time in his career! 🏔️ https://t.co/dqCF3NzcjM
MacKinnon hattrick. What the hell man. Just give him all the damn hardware. MVP.
NATHAN MACKINNON HAT TRICK That’s 51 goals on the season! @spittinchiclets https://t.co/Wm82Qi3CKI
MacKinnon entered the season with four career hat tricks and never more than one in a single season. He's up to 3 this year.
So far tonight: Kucherov 3 assists MacKinnon 3G, 1 assist (2nd period) Kucherov has 139 points, MacKinnon. 137 points. The race for the Art Ross is 🔥🔥🔥
MACKINNON HATTIE ALERT!!!!!!!! #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/fC7d11LSiz
Nathan MacKinnon just taking over the game with the hat trick https://t.co/PAvk5UFXnu
NATE DOGG HITS 50! 🐶 For the first time in his career, Nathan MacKinnon is a 50-goal scorer. 👏 https://t.co/JV7ygGWmKh
Hat trick for Nathan MacKinnon. There's only one other guy in the world who can eviscerate a defense corps like this. 5-2 #Avs 51 goals, 137 points for MacKinnon
NATHAN MACKINNON HAT TRICK!!! 🎩🎩🎩 https://t.co/sEL1RhT1Jv
MacKinnon with 3 goals on 9 shots through two periods tonight vs Minnesota. Goals 49, 50 & 51 on the season. also has an assist
All three of Nathan MacKinnon's goals are just absurd. You simply cannot defend a guy moving that fast with the puck. It's not fair.
Nathan MacKinnon hat trick. Another breakaway. 5-2 Colorado
MacKinnon hat trick
Hat trick for MacKinnon. Unstoppable tonight
Nathan MacKinnon hits the 50 goal mark on the season for the first time in his career! 💥 (🎥: @Avalanche) https://t.co/EFV9BFj2tR
Nikita Kucherov had 3 points earlier tonight for Tampa Bay vs. Columbus and Nathan MacKinnon responds with 3 points so far for Colorado vs. Minnesota, including his 50th goal of the season, with a period-plus left to play. What an Art Ross race.
Two tremendous goals for MacKinnon tonight. What a Hart race, but this guy is a wrecking ball
MVP chants for MacKinnon after the announcement of his 50th goal of the season https://t.co/eE7fbaBHRu
MACKINNON NOW HAS SCORED 50 GOALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER! #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/kC0Ic9xQAi
That's the 50th goal for Nathan MacKinnon, his three-point night giving him 136 points on season. Fans yelling "MVP!" here at Ball Arena
That looked like a Halifax play. Jonathan Drouin leaves it for Nathan MacKinnon, miscommunication between the Wild D and they didn't have a chance after that. 4-2 #Avs 50 goals, 136 points for MacKinnon
MACK HITS 50! 🚨 Nathan MacKinnon reaches the 50-goal plateau for the first time in his career. 👏 https://t.co/viO32pFIHM
50 for MacKinnon. https://t.co/xvNSWBWL5q
Nathan MacKinnon again off the rush. 4-2 Avalanche
Oh my goodness. What a behind the back pass by Drouin to hit MacKinnon in stride. You can't defend that. 4-2 Avs.
Nathan MacKinnon, beast mode. 4-2 #Avs
Nathan MacKinnon No. 50
Nathan MacKinnon (1-1—2) recorded his 43rd multi-point game of the season and is also now one goal shy of his first career 50-goal campaign. #NHLStats: https://t.co/djVhaPAOAQ https://t.co/zkZ8pmVBWR
Cale Makar with a twisted wrister to get the lead back for the Avs and now has 87 pts.....as a defenseman! #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/4A0gzBFRRx
Wild going back on the PP. Avs are 0-for-5 on their last five PKs
Makar creates space and picks up a goal for his third point of the night. The Wild defensive pair had been stuck on the ice for a very long time. 3-2 Avs.
1st period impressions: special teams will be the name of the game tonight. 3 of 4 goals so far scored on the PP. Both Wild goals in the high danger zone, Avs need to push the Wild out away from the crease and to the wall. Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/KpUwiHcscc
17 power-play goals for Kaprizov, tied for 4th-most in the league. One from a career high https://t.co/OtvNJMGsZQ
The #mnwild power play capitalizes again, this time in the last minute of the first period. Mats Zuccarello's centering feed caroms in off Matt Boldy. 2-2
#mnwild tie it 2-2 on PP late in first. Matt Boldy with the goal off slick pass from Zuccarello
Avs give up another powerplay goal. 2-2.
17 power-play goals for Kaprizov, tied for 4th-most in the league. One from his career high https://t.co/OtvNJMGsZQ
Sixteen goals in Kirill Kaprizov’s past 17 games
That's Kirill Kaprizov's 42nd goal and fifth in his last seven periods. Kaprizov's career high is 47.
Alexandar Georgiev just made two incredible saves on the Wild power play ... and he got no help. Kaprizov on the third try. 2-1 #Avs
#mnwild answer on PP with a goal by Kaprizov, his 42nd of the season
Kirill Kaprizov -- who else? -- converts for the #mnwild on the power play after finally stuffing in a loose puck. 2-1
MacKinnon reads the play perfectly and is now one goal away from his first 50 goal season in his career #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/5C7iOzbCyc
Nathan MacKinnon breakaway. 2-0 Avalanche, who already have 11 shots before the 10-minute mark.
Nathan MacKinnon blew by entire #mnwild team and scores on breakaway 2-0. Midway through first.
MacKinnon is a cheat code. 2-0 Avs
12:38 left in the first and the Avs have some good pressure thanks to starting with two PP right away in the game. Shots are 9-3 Avs so they are throwing rubber on net as much as they can #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Another mark in Avs history for Nathan MacKinnon. #GoAvsGo https://t.co/GVBIDjTiVd
Makar sets up a rebound for MacKinnon to chip over to Lehkonen on the PP and the lead! #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/zmFlg3BaHq
Cale Makar shot, Nathan MacKinnon slick pass off the rebound to Artturi Lehkonen between the hashmarks with the goalie moving. That's a layup for him from there. 1-0 #Avs 134 for MacKinnon (five from the franchise record) 85 for Makar (one from tying his franchise record)
Cale Makar shot, Nathan MacKinnon slick pass off the rebound to Artturi Lehkonen between the hashmarks with the goalie moving. That's a layup for him from there. 1-0 #Avs 134 for MacKinnon (from the franchise record) 85 for Makar (one from tying his franchise record)
Kaprizov trips up MacKinnon and the Avs will go on the PP early in the game #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Nathan MacKinnon is six points shy to tie Peter Stastny. He has four games to do it. Thank he can? #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/QnRFMX26bV
Starters for tonight #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado #mnwild
Mats Zuccarello is in the #mnwild's lineup after skating in warmups. So, the #mnwild keep their 11-7 setup: Alex Goligoski subs in for Dakota Mermis on defense. Vinni Lettieri draws in up front, while Jake Lucchini is scratched.
As was the case on in Chicago on Sunday, a regulation loss tonight in Colorado officially eliminates the #mnwild from the playoffs.
The #mnwild are planning to stick with 11-7 lineup, but that could change depending on Mats Zuccarello’s status. Zuccarello left skate early and was getting worked on, coach John Hynes said. Hynes said he’s assuming Zuccarello is all right but “we’ll see.” Filip Gustavsson in net
Trophy Tracker: MacKinnon gains on Kucherov in Art Ross race ⤵️ https://t.co/xdgrUbedtr
#Avs top time on ice Defense Cale Makar 26:09 Devon Toews 20:47 Samuel Girard 18:09 Forwards Nathan MacKinnon 24:57 Jonathan Drouin 24:32 Artturi Lehkonen 23:30 #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Avs fall in a must win 7-4 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The Avs have played the Stars 3 times this season so far..... Rantanen has two game winning goals and MacKinnon the other #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
#Avs and Stars scoring leaders #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/hQTC7946i2
Another two-goal game for Kirill Kaprizov. 4-0 #mnwild
With 1:32 left in the second period, #mnwild go up 3-0. Zach Bogosian with a shot as Frederick Gaudreau set the screen in front.
#mnwild extend their lead to 2-0 on Marco Rossi's 21st goal of the season. Also a shot from the right circle like Kaprizov's.
Nobody told Kirill Kaprizov that #mnwild aren't making playoffs. Star is still buzzing. Created all shift and Marcos Rossi finishes it off. 2-0 with 7:29 to go in second
Kirill Kaprizov reached the mark for the third time in his career – only two other players in @mnwild history have had at least one: Marian Gaborik (42 in 2007-08) and Eric Staal (42 in 2017-18). #NHLStats: https://t.co/rY5jmk5H88 https://t.co/1M4CJ37b1i
That's three consecutive 40-goal seasons for Kirill Kaprizov! 4️⃣0️⃣ https://t.co/UAg8rG02vp
Kaprizov’s 16 power-play goals ranks tied for fourth in the NHL
Third straight 40-goal season for Kaprizov. He was the only #mnwild player to even have two. Fourteen goals in his last 16 games
Kaprizov power play goal after slick feed from Boldy. 1-0 #mnwild
Goal No. 40 for Kirill Kaprizov arrives 1:06 into the second period on the power play, a shot from the right circle. #mnwild lead 1-0