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Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

— Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
May 4, 2026, 12:06 am - AP
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1st PeriodMINCOL
11:12Sam Malinski (1)
Assists: Martin Necas (3), Devon Toews (3)
01
12:04Jack Drury (1)
Assists: Logan O'Connor (1)
02
13:13Artturi Lehkonen (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3), Martin Necas (4)
03
15:02Marcus Johansson (2)
Unassisted
13
16:04Ryan Hartman (2)
Assists: Quinn Hughes (7), Kirill Kaprizov (8)
23
2nd PeriodMINCOL
4:16Nick Blankenburg (1)
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Cale Makar (1)
24
6:45Vladimir Tarasenko (2)
Assists: Yakov Trenin (2), Michael McCarron (1)
34
12:43Quinn Hughes (3)
Assists: Danila Yurov (1)
44
16:55Marcus Foligno (2) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted
54
18:04Devon Toews (2)
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (2), Sam Malinski (2)
55
3rd PeriodMINCOL
3:21Cale Makar (3)
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4), Gabriel Landeskog (3)
56
5:43Nazem Kadri (1)
Assists: Ross Colton (1), Devon Toews (4)
57
16:01Mats Zuccarello (2)
Assists: Matt Boldy (4), Quinn Hughes (8)
67
17:06Cale Makar (4)
Assists: Devon Toews (5), Martin Necas (5)
68
17:52Nathan MacKinnon (3) (Empty Net)
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3)
69

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Jared Spurgeon
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Ross Colton hit Quinn Hughes
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  • Brett Kulak Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Jared Spurgeon
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Daemon Hunt
  • Sam Malinski hit Ryan Hartman
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In Wide Left
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Danila Yurov shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Sam Malinski hit Nico Sturm
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nazem Kadri Backhand saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  • Nazem Kadri Holding against Jake Middleton
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Matt Boldy
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Nick Foligno
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Sam Malinski Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (3), Devon Toews (3)
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nazem Kadri Deflected saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Foligno
  • Parker Kelly hit Jared Spurgeon
  • Jack Drury Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (1)
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog Roughing against Brock Faber
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Artturi Lehkonen Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (3), Martin Necas (4)
  • Takeaway by Brock Nelson
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Logan O'Connor
  • Parker Kelly hit Quinn Hughes
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Takeaway by Brett Kulak
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Martin Necas hit Quinn Hughes
  • Sam Malinski Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Logan O'Connor hit Jake Middleton
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Daemon Hunt shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Brett Kulak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski hit Brock Faber
  • Nathan MacKinnon hit Marcus Foligno
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Brock Faber
  • Artturi Lehkonen Hooking against Ryan Hartman
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Takeaway by Nazem Kadri
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nick Blankenburg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1), Cale Makar (1)
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Jack Drury hit Matt Boldy
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Ross Colton hit Michael McCarron
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Danila Yurov
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Marcus Johansson
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Parker Kelly hit Nick Foligno
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Jake Middleton shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Brock Nelson hit Jake Middleton
  • Martin Necas hit Brock Faber
  • Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Logan O'Connor hit Daemon Hunt
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Devon Toews Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (2), Sam Malinski (2)
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Danila Yurov
  • Artturi Lehkonen Deflected saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Brock Faber shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Takeaway by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Logan O'Connor hit Marcus Foligno
  • Parker Kelly Deflected saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Cale Makar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (4), Gabriel Landeskog (3)
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Daemon Hunt shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  • Nicolas Roy hit Yakov Trenin
  • Nazem Kadri Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ross Colton (1), Devon Toews (4)
  • Logan O'Connor Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Brent Burns hit Marcus Johansson
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nazem Kadri Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Gabriel Landeskog Closing hand on puck
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Takeaway by Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Cale Makar Roughing against Ryan Hartman
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Danila Yurov
  • Nazem Kadri hit Jake Middleton
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Daemon Hunt
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (5), Martin Necas (5)
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3)
  • Logan O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Ross Colton Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Marcus Johansson hit Brett Kulak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Icing
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vladimir Tarasenko hit Brett Kulak
  • On-Ice Official
  • Nick Foligno faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Jake Middleton
  • Marcus Foligno hit Cale Makar
  • Ryan Hartman hit Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Danila Yurov
  • Danila Yurov hit Martin Necas
  • Jake Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Daemon Hunt Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Yakov Trenin Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Foligno hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Brock Faber
  • Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Middleton hit Sam Malinski
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Matt Boldy
  • Matt Boldy hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Nico Sturm
  • Off-side
  • Yakov Trenin hit Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Brent Burns shot blocked by Michael McCarron
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Jake Middleton
  • Giveaway by Jake Middleton
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Faber Roughing against Gabriel Landeskog served by Mats Zuccarello
  • Brock Faber Cross-checking against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Nick Foligno faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Nick Foligno
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Kirill Kaprizov hit Devon Toews
  • Michael McCarron Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Yakov Trenin hit Logan O'Connor
  • Matt Boldy hit Brett Kulak
  • Marcus Johansson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: none
  • Marcus Foligno hit Nick Blankenburg
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Ryan Hartman Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (7), Kirill Kaprizov (8)
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Yakov Trenin hit Logan O'Connor
  • Jared Spurgeon hit Jack Drury
  • Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Marcus Foligno Tip-In Wide Right
  • Marcus Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Matt Boldy faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matt Boldy faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Brock Faber
  • Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon
  • Giveaway by Jesper Wallstedt
  • Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
  • Marcus Foligno Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
  • Ryan Hartman Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Icing
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Off-side
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Ross Colton
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Yakov Trenin (2), Michael McCarron (1)
  • Ryan Hartman hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
  • Icing
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Matt Boldy
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Michael McCarron Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
  • Daemon Hunt hit Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
  • Off-side
  • Danila Yurov faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Nick Foligno hit Nick Blankenburg
  • Quinn Hughes Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (1)
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Zach Bogosian hit Jack Drury
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Michael McCarron
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Faber Hooking against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nick Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Marcus Foligno Goal (2) Backhand, assists: none
  • Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Jake Middleton Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Logan O'Connor shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
  • Nick Foligno hit Jack Drury
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Danila Yurov
  • Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
  • Takeaway by Michael McCarron
  • Michael McCarron Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marcus Foligno hit Artturi Lehkonen
  • Icing
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Danila Yurov
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Matt Boldy faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Matt Boldy Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ryan Hartman Holding against Cale Makar
  • Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Matt Boldy Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Jake Middleton
  • Icing
  • Nick Foligno faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Foligno faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Yakov Trenin hit Brett Kulak
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Off-side
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jared Spurgeon hit Ross Colton
  • Mats Zuccarello Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Matt Boldy (4), Quinn Hughes (8)
  • Icing
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Brock Nelson
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  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Roy
  • Icing
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
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