Avalanche 3, Wild 2 (SO) – Mar 8, 2026 box score, highlights

MIN

WildMinnesota Wild

37-16-11

MIN 2, COL 3

Final/SO

Shots 34–36

COL

AvalancheColorado Avalanche

43-10-9

Scores for March 8, 2026

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Goals

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MINMIN 0, COL 0COL2nd 7:41

GOAL1 of 4

MacKinnon scores, from Kadri

MIN at COL, March 8, 2026

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Linescore

Goals
Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
MINMinnesota Wild	0	0	2	0	1	2
COLColorado Avalanche	0	1	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal
Shots on goal	1	2	3	OT	T
MINMinnesota Wild	9	15	9	1	34
COLColorado Avalanche	14	12	8	2	36

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

1st star: COLNathan MacKinnon#291 goal, 9 shots
2nd star: MINKirill Kaprizov#971 goal, 4 shots
3rd star: COLNicolas Roy#101 goal, 3 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

MIN65shot attempts

COL80shot attempts

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

Team stats

MINCOL

34Shots on goal36

56.0%Faceoffs44.0%

1/4Power play0/5

10Penalty minutes8

25Hits20

22Blocked shots16

19Giveaways9

4Takeaways5

Standings

After the games of March 8, 2026

All standings

Central
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	COLAvalanche	62	43	10	9	95
2	DALStars	63	39	14	10	88
3	MINWild	64	37	16	11	85
4	UTAMammoth	63	34	25	4	72
5	NSHPredators	63	28	27	8	64
6	WPGJets	62	26	26	10	62
7	STLBlues	63	25	29	9	59
8	CHIBlackhawks	63	23	29	11	57