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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Colorado 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18140
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2114
Colorado 1012
Periods:
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1
Minnesota   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson. 0:15  
  0:20 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 0:39  
  0:45 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Marcus Foligno hits Cale Makar. 0:51  
Marcus Foligno hits Darren Helm. 1:01  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:24  
  1:24 Samuel Girard hits Ryan Hartman.
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Alex Newhook. 1:38  
Frederick Gaudreau hits Erik Johnson. 1:46  
  2:18 Denis Malgin hits Jared Spurgeon.
Jake Middleton blocks shot from Lars Eller. 2:51  
  3:20 Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev.
Marcus Johansson scores. Assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Dumba. 3:24  
  3:24 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  3:52 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  4:44 Takeaway by Logan O'Connor.
  4:54 Takeaway by Logan O'Connor.
Jake Middleton hits J.T. Compher. 5:14  
Alex Goligoski penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by J.T. Compher. 5:28  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 5:28  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 5:43  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 6:03  
  6:45 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
  7:30 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Devon Toews. 7:37  
  7:56 Erik Johnson hits Marcus Johansson.
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 8:08  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:15  
  8:34 Bowen Byram penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Boldy.
Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 8:34  
Joel Eriksson Ek penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andrew Cogliano. 9:12  
  9:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  9:37 Lars Eller penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Frederick Gaudreau.
  9:37 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy.
John Klingberg shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:57  
  9:57 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy.
Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:09  
Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 10:10  
Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net 10:24  
Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:37  
  10:43 Bowen Byram scores. Assisted by JT. Compher. and Jack Johnson.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 10:43  
  11:25 Andrew Cogliano shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Andrew Cogliano. 11:25  
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:37  
  11:38 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:51  
  11:59 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  12:06 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 12:06  
Giveaway by John Klingberg. 12:59  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 13:14  
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 13:26  
  14:00 Erik Johnson hits Oskar Sundqvist.
  14:07 Erik Johnson hits Oskar Sundqvist.
Oskar Sundqvist hits Erik Johnson. 14:10  
  14:14 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 14:14  
  14:38 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:51  
  14:57 Mikko Rantanen blocks shot from Matt Dumba.
Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Andrew Cogliano. 15:02  
  15:02 Nathan MacKinnon blocks shot from Jonas Brodin.
  15:07 Andrew Cogliano blocks shot from Oskar Sundqvist.
Frederick Gaudreau hits Bowen Byram. 15:12  
Oskar Sundqvist hits Samuel Girard. 15:29  
Sam Steel scores. Assisted by John Klingberg and Ryan Hartman. 16:02  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:02  
  16:06 Matt Nieto shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  16:10 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:10  
Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Matt Nieto. 16:16  
  16:36 Jack Johnson blocks shot from John Klingberg.
  17:03 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Alex Goligoski.
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 17:04  
Connor Dewar blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 17:32  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 17:34  
  17:40 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  17:40 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  17:44 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  18:07 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  18:30 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:30  
  18:50 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
  19:58 Andrew Cogliano hits Connor Dewar.
2
Minnesota   Colorado
  0:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:14  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 0:15  
  0:29 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  0:33 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  0:34 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 0:52  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 0:52  
Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:12  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Darren Helm. 1:12  
Shot by John Klingberg misses the net 1:18  
Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net 1:20  
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:21  
  1:34 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
  1:45 Andrew Cogliano shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  1:45 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar.
  1:53 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 1:53  
  2:03 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Mason Shaw.
  2:11 Bowen Byram hits Alex Goligoski.
  2:19 Samuel Girard hits Connor Dewar.
  2:38 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  2:52 Denis Malgin hits Jonas Brodin.
Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:09  
Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:24  
  3:26 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  3:58 Cale Makar blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
  4:07 Valeri Nichushkin hits Jake Middleton.
  4:13 Shot by Logan O'Connor misses the net
  4:25 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  4:30 Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  4:30 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
John Klingberg blocks shot from Alex Newhook. 4:31  
Jon Merrill hits J.T. Compher. 4:53  
  5:31 Andrew Cogliano hits Jon Merrill.
  5:35 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:43 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:55 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:56 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:49  
Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:50  
  7:04 Jack Johnson hits Mason Shaw.
  7:13 Matt Nieto hits Connor Dewar.
  7:47 Shot by Matt Nieto misses the net
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:00  
  8:17 J.T. Compher blocks shot from Jon Merrill.
  8:52 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
Oskar Sundqvist penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valeri Nichushkin. 8:56  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 8:56  
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 9:05  
Frederick Gaudreau scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Jonas Brodin. 9:10  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 9:10  
  9:18 Valeri Nichushkin hits Jonas Brodin.
  11:09 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  11:28 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Matt Boldy.
  11:29 Jack Johnson hits Matt Boldy.
Ryan Hartman hits Alex Newhook. 11:36  
  11:51 Logan O'Connor penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Boldy.
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 11:51  
John Klingberg shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:13  
  12:13 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:17  
Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:24  
  12:42 Valeri Nichushkin blocks shot from John Klingberg.
Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:50  
John Klingberg shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 13:10  
  13:10 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  14:08 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
Marcus Foligno hits Darren Helm. 14:14  
  14:52 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Takeaway by Mason Shaw. 15:07  
  15:11 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
Sam Steel hits Samuel Girard. 15:41  
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 16:08  
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Lars Eller. 16:13  
  16:25 J.T. Compher hits Oskar Sundqvist.
  16:28 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:09  
  17:40 Mikko Rantanen hits Matt Boldy.
  17:43 Erik Johnson hits Marcus Johansson.
Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Matt Nieto. 18:00  
  18:27 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  18:36 Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  18:37 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Jonas Brodin hits Devon Toews. 19:10  
  19:11 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:20 Devon Toews blocks shot from Ryan Hartman.
  19:39 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  19:39 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  19:44 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
Joel Eriksson Ek hits Bowen Byram. 19:57  
3
Minnesota   Colorado
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
  0:16 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  0:23 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  0:32 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  0:54 Samuel Girard hits Ryan Hartman.
Marcus Foligno hits J.T. Compher. 1:04  
Marcus Foligno hits Andrew Cogliano. 1:28  
  2:13 Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net
  2:54 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  3:29 Denis Malgin hits Matt Dumba.
  3:41 Denis Malgin hits Joel Eriksson Ek.
  3:55 Takeaway by Denis Malgin.
  4:04 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  4:19 Matt Nieto shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  4:28 Jack Johnson hits Ryan Hartman.
  4:41 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Mats Zuccarello hits J.T. Compher. 4:57  
  5:22 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  5:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
Jake Middleton penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devon Toews. 5:48  
  5:48 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  6:01 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  6:57 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 7:25  
  7:32 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 7:41  
Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:41  
  8:25 Bowen Byram hits Marcus Johansson.
Ryan Hartman hits Alex Newhook. 8:35  
Matt Dumba blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 8:39  
  8:44 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  9:02 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  9:03 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Matt Boldy blocks shot from Devon Toews. 9:07  
  9:14 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
  9:15 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  9:20 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
Oskar Sundqvist hits Nathan MacKinnon. 9:58  
Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:24  
Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:25  
  11:07 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  11:15 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
John Klingberg hits Alex Newhook. 11:30  
  11:52 Denis Malgin hits Jon Merrill.
  12:04 Giveaway by Denis Malgin.
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:08  
  12:08 Darren Helm wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  12:18 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  12:18 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  12:23 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  12:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 12:29  
  12:42 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Jake Middleton hits Bowen Byram. 12:44  
  12:45 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
  13:31 Takeaway by Samuel Girard.
  13:41 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Devon Toews and Samuel Girard.
  13:41 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  14:07 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman.
  14:14 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
  14:41 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  14:50 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  15:11 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek.
  15:15 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Matt Dumba hits Denis Malgin. 16:03  
  16:08 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
Sam Steel blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 16:15  
Matt Dumba hits J.T. Compher. 16:23  
Jonas Brodin hits Evan Rodrigues. 16:30  
  16:51 Lars Eller hits Jonas Brodin.
  17:36 Darren Helm hits Jake Middleton.
  17:55 Bowen Byram hits Jon Merrill.
  18:21 Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Jon Merrill blocks shot from Cale Makar. 18:30  
Jared Spurgeon penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 19:08  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 19:08  
  19:24 Valeri Nichushkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson.
Frederick Gaudreau scores shorthanded on an empty net. 19:27  
Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 19:27  
Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Cale Makar. 19:40  
  19:40 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Sam Steel.
Matt Dumba blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 19:47  
  19:51 Shot by J.T. Compher misses the net