The Colorado Avalanche kicked off their second-round NHL playoff series with a victory, besting the Minnesota Wild in a high-scoring affair. The contest, held in Denver, concluded with a final score of 9-6 favoring the home squad.
For the victors, goal scorers included Sam Malinski, Jack Drury, Artturi Lehkonen, Nick Blankenburg, Devon Toews, Cale Makar (who netted twice), Nazem Kadri, and Nathan MacKinnon. The Wild’s goals were tallied by Marcus Johansson, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko, Quinn Hughes, Marcus Foligno, and Mats Zuccarello.
Minnesota’s Russian contingent—Kirill Kaprizov, Yakov Trenin, and Danila Yurov—each registered an assist. Meanwhile, Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin contributed two helpers to his team’s effort.
Not only was the game prolific in terms of total goals, but it was also remarkable due to the diversity of goal scorers: fourteen different players lit the lamp. This performance sets a record for the 21st century and ranks among the best in modern NHL postseason history. For context, in the last 35 years, only one other game featured 13 different goal scorers—that instance occurred during Game 1 of the 2022 Western Conference Final between Colorado and Edmonton.
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