Tue, May 5, 2026
12:00 AM
FinalPlayoffs
Ball Arena
Retroactive prediction
Correct winner predicted
MIN 29%71% COL
Probable score
2 - 4
Regulation win (home)
70%
OT / shootout probability
12%
Elo home / away
1618 / 1542
Likely goal scorers
5/6 correct
Nathan MacKinnon0.80 goal · 55%1
Martin Necas0.60 goal · 45%1
Kirill Kaprizov0.50 goal · 39%1
Gabriel Landeskog0.42 goal · 34%1
Nazem Kadri0.35 goal · 29%0
Valeri Nichushkin0.34 goal · 29%1Likely goal scorers
5/6 correctNathan MacKinnon0.80 goal · 55%1Martin Necas0.60 goal · 45%1Kirill Kaprizov0.50 goal · 39%1Gabriel Landeskog0.42 goal · 34%1Nazem Kadri0.35 goal · 29%0Valeri Nichushkin0.34 goal · 29%1Likely assists
3/6 correct
Cale Makar0.64 assist · 47%0Nathan MacKinnon0.61 assist · 46%2Martin Necas0.57 assist · 43%1
Quinn Hughes0.36 assist · 31%0
Mats Zuccarello0.36 assist · 31%1Valeri Nichushkin0.33 assist · 28%0Likely point getters
5/6 correctNathan MacKinnon1.41 point · 76%3Martin Necas1.17 point · 69%2Cale Makar0.93 point · 60%0Kirill Kaprizov0.71 point · 51%1Valeri Nichushkin0.68 point · 49%1Gabriel Landeskog0.66 point · 48%2Tonight's matchup
| MIN | Stat | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | G | 53 |
| 44 | A | 74 |
| 89 | PTS | 127 |
| 16.7% | S% | 15.1% |
| 22.1 | TOI | 22.3 |
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 02:51COLM. Necas(1)
N. MacKinnon (5), B. Kulak (2)
MIN 0–1 COL - 02:57
R. Hartman (4), M. Zuccarello (5)
MIN 1–1 COL - 08:24
N. MacKinnon (6), M. Necas (6)
MIN 1–2 COL
2nd period
- 01:24COLN. Roy(3)
R. Colton (2), B. Nelson (1)
MIN 1–3 COL
3rd period
- 13:18
N. Kadri (3), G. Landeskog (4)
MIN 1–4 COL - 14:33
D. Yurov (2), D. Hunt (1)
MIN 2–4 COL - 19:55
B. Kulak (3), B. Burns (1)
MIN 2–5 COL
Team comparison
| MIN | Stat | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Shots | 23 |
| — | Power play | 2 |
| 31 | Hits | 28 |
| 13 | Blocked shots | 11 |
| 10 | PIM | 4 |
