Avalanche 5, Wild 1 – Dec 21, 2025 box score, highlights

COL

AvalancheColorado Avalanche

26-2-7

COL 5, MIN 1

Final

Shots 42–29

MIN

WildMinnesota Wild

22-10-5

Scores for December 21, 2025

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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COLCOL 0, MIN 0MIN1st 1:32

GOAL1 of 6

Necas scores, from Makar and Landeskog

COL at MIN, December 21, 2025

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Linescore

Goals
Goals	1	2	3	T
COLColorado Avalanche	1	2	2	5
MINMinnesota Wild	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal
Shots on goal	1	2	3	T
COLColorado Avalanche	14	19	9	42
MINMinnesota Wild	7	13	9	29

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

1st star: COLCale Makar#81 goal, 2 assists, 7 shots
2nd star: COLBrock Nelson#111 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots
3rd star: COLNathan MacKinnon#292 goals, 4 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

COL89shot attempts

MIN62shot attempts

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

COLMIN

42Shots on goal29

55.3%Faceoffs44.7%

2/3Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes8

17Hits13

10Blocked shots29

20Giveaways11

6Takeaways2

Standings

After the games of December 21, 2025

All standings

Central
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	COLAvalanche	35	26	2	7	59
2	DALStars	37	25	7	5	55
3	MINWild	37	22	10	5	49
4	UTAMammoth	38	18	17	3	39
5	STLBlues	37	14	15	8	36
6	NSHPredators	35	15	16	4	34
7	WPGJets	35	15	17	3	33
8	CHIBlackhawks	35	13	16	6	32