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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Colorado 6, Minnesota 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 9, 2025
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Cody Beach, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18979
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Colorado 2136
Minnesota 1001
Periods:
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1
Colorado   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:21 Marcus Foligno hits Sam Malinski.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:29  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:42  
  1:13 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Ross Colton.
Juuso Parssinen hits Declan Chisholm. 1:26  
Josh Manson hits Marco Rossi. 1:52  
Giveaway by Cale Makar. 2:15  
Parker Kelly hits Marat Khusnutdinov. 2:15  
Jere Innala blocks shot from Ben Jones. 2:15  
  2:19 Marat Khusnutdinov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Takeaway by Parker Kelly. 2:35  
Devon Toews shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:39  
Keaton Middleton hits Marcus Foligno. 3:21  
  3:24 Yakov Trenin hits Sam Malinski.
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor. 3:32  
Logan O'Connor scores. Assisted by Josh Manson. 3:46  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 3:46  
  4:03 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Calvin de Haan.
  4:06 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
  5:16 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
  5:25 Matt Boldy hits Jere Innala.
  5:42 Shot by Marat Khusnutdinov misses the net
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan. 6:46  
  6:48 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  6:51 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin. 7:11  
  7:15 Giveaway by Declan Chisholm.
Shot by Devon Toews misses the net 7:22  
  7:34 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
  7:43 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon.
  8:16 Giveaway by Jake Middleton.
Parker Kelly shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:02  
  9:07 Giveaway by David Jiricek.
Giveaway by Parker Kelly. 9:08  
Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:16  
  9:19 Takeaway by Yakov Trenin.
  9:24 Giveaway by Yakov Trenin.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 9:29  
Shot by Sam Malinski misses the net 9:40  
Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:47  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov. 9:49  
  9:51 Marat Khusnutdinov blocks shot from Josh Manson.
  10:12 Giveaway by Devin Shore.
Calvin de Haan hits Ben Jones. 10:22  
  10:26 Marat Khusnutdinov hits Josh Manson.
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor. 10:34  
  11:22 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  11:44 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen.
  11:44 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin. 11:49  
  12:18 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Calvin de Haan.
  12:44 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Calvin de Haan.
Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood. 13:29  
  13:41 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  13:50 David Jiricek hits Logan O'Connor.
  14:19 Jon Merrill penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Kiviranta.
  14:19 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen.
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 14:57  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov. 15:13  
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 15:24  
  15:39 Takeaway by Declan Chisholm.
  15:42 Giveaway by Declan Chisholm.
  16:17 Yakov Trenin hits Nathan MacKinnon.
Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net 16:30  
Sam Malinski shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:36  
  16:51 Giveaway by Declan Chisholm.
Ross Colton scores. 16:52  
  16:52 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Ross Colton blocks shot from David Jiricek. 17:08  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 17:20  
Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta. 17:52  
Parker Kelly hits Marcus Foligno. 17:57  
  18:09 Yakov Trenin hits Sam Malinski.
  18:14 Takeaway by Jake Middleton.
  18:27 Zach Bogosian scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau and Yakov Trenin.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:27  
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:31  
Cale Makar hits Ryan Hartman. 18:47  
  18:51 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
Cale Makar blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:02  
  19:06 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen.
Ross Colton hits Zach Bogosian. 19:16  
  19:19 Zach Bogosian hits Ross Colton.
Giveaway by Devon Toews. 19:37  
2
Colorado   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:04 Yakov Trenin hits Keaton Middleton.
  0:06 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:22 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  0:25 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  0:44 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  0:45 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 0:55  
Giveaway by Cale Makar. 1:07  
Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 1:19  
  1:50 David Jiricek hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Shot by Josh Manson misses the net 1:55  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 2:00  
  2:00 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Shot by Ross Colton misses the net 2:02  
Keaton Middleton hits Devin Shore. 2:42  
Takeaway by Tye Felhaber. 2:56  
Giveaway by Parker Kelly. 3:02  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov. 3:18  
Devon Toews shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:25  
Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:29  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 3:32  
  3:41 Jake Middleton penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonathan Drouin.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 3:41  
  3:48 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen.
Ross Colton shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:48  
Shot by Ross Colton misses the net 4:03  
  5:09 Yakov Trenin blocks shot from Cale Makar.
  5:14 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 5:19  
  5:50 Shot by Declan Chisholm misses the net
  6:27 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Devon Toews blocks shot from David Jiricek. 6:45  
  7:16 Devin Shore blocks shot from Josh Manson.
  7:27 Devin Shore shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Shot by Keaton Middleton misses the net 8:03  
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 8:19  
Cale Makar blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 8:29  
Cale Makar shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 8:40  
  8:59 Jake Middleton hits Ross Colton.
  9:06 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:17 Shot by David Jiricek misses the net
Josh Manson hits Declan Chisholm. 9:20  
  9:28 Giveaway by David Jiricek.
Shot by Joel Kiviranta misses the net 9:48  
Takeaway by Logan O'Connor. 9:54  
  10:04 Marco Rossi blocks shot from Sam Malinski.
Keaton Middleton shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 10:19  
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Yakov Trenin. 10:56  
  10:58 Marcus Foligno hits Josh Manson.
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:16  
  11:17 Shot by Yakov Trenin misses the net
  11:21 Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net
Ross Colton shoots misses the net 11:51  
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 12:02  
  12:34 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Devon Toews hits Marcus Johansson. 12:47  
Cale Makar blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 12:51  
Mikko Rantanen scores. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. 13:00  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 13:00  
  13:31 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Ross Colton.
Juuso Parssinen hits David Jiricek. 13:36  
  13:52 Giveaway by David Jiricek.
Juuso Parssinen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marco Rossi. 13:55  
  13:55 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  14:05 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  14:19 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Josh Manson hits Ryan Hartman. 15:26  
Joel Kiviranta shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 15:49  
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:10  
  16:13 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  16:37 Marat Khusnutdinov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  16:43 Ben Jones shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 16:46  
  16:51 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Matt Boldy. 16:53  
  17:07 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Joel Kiviranta.
  17:47 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:13  
Giveaway by Ross Colton. 18:18  
  18:29 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Calvin de Haan hits David Jiricek. 18:46  
  19:12 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  19:19 Matt Boldy shoots misses the net
  19:21 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  19:25 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Parker Kelly wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 19:27  
Logan O'Connor blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 19:54  
3
Colorado   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:06  
Sam Malinski hits Yakov Trenin. 0:21  
  0:40 Yakov Trenin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Malinski.
  0:40 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen.
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 0:46  
  0:49 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen.
Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net 1:09  
  1:11 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  1:55 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon.
  1:57 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen.
  2:36 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen.
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 2:39  
Giveaway by Sam Malinski. 2:44  
Giveaway by Sam Malinski. 2:52  
  2:53 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Giveaway by Devon Toews. 3:01  
Ross Colton hits Declan Chisholm. 3:03  
  3:17 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  3:18 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  4:06 Jon Merrill shoots misses the net
Giveaway by Parker Kelly. 4:11  
Parker Kelly scores. Assisted by Joel Kiviranta and Logan O'Connor. 4:23  
  4:23 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  4:35 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
  4:48 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
  4:56 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:59  
Josh Manson hits Ryan Hartman. 5:24  
Cale Makar blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 5:54  
Casey Mittelstadt penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devin Shore. 6:04  
  6:04 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
Cale Makar blocks shot from Declan Chisholm. 6:08  
  6:11 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:12 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  6:16 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  6:22 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Cale Makar blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 7:03  
  7:22 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Giveaway by Keaton Middleton. 7:32  
  7:34 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
Artturi Lehkonen scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Josh Manson. 7:42  
  7:42 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 8:10  
Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon. 8:27  
Nathan MacKinnon scores. Assisted by Jonathan Drouin and Mikko Rantanen. 8:48  
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov. 8:48  
  9:05 Devin Shore hits Josh Manson.
  9:45 Marcus Foligno hits Sam Malinski.
Takeaway by Devon Toews. 10:39  
  10:53 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  10:56 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Shot by Parker Kelly misses the net 10:57  
  11:19 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
Jere Innala blocks shot from Jake Middleton. 11:46  
  11:48 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  11:55 Ryan Hartman hits Nathan MacKinnon.
Shot by Calvin de Haan misses the net 12:05  
  12:48 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  12:50 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen. 12:54  
  12:57 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Juuso Parssinen.
  12:58 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Giveaway by Keaton Middleton. 13:17  
  13:22 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Jon Merrill.
  13:29 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Keaton Middleton blocks shot from Yakov Trenin. 13:39  
  14:18 Giveaway by Ben Jones.
Tye Felhaber hits Ben Jones. 14:18  
  14:36 David Jiricek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  14:39 Marat Khusnutdinov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  14:40 Shot by Ben Jones misses the net
  15:23 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
Cale Makar penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Boldy. 15:37  
  15:37 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  15:44 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:03 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  16:07 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  16:18 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:25  
  16:44 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  17:21 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  17:42 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  17:49 Ryan Hartman hits Tye Felhaber.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 17:55  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:09  
  18:11 Marat Khusnutdinov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:26 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Juuso Parssinen wins the faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov. 18:28  
Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 18:54  
Tye Felhaber shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:04  
  19:06 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Parker Kelly.
  19:39 David Jiricek hits Parker Kelly.
  19:40 Takeaway by David Jiricek.
  19:45 Shot by Yakov Trenin misses the net