US EditionCale Makar Returns From Injury, Scores Twice as Avalanche Outlast Wild 9-6 in Wacky Game 1
Makar returned after an early injury and finished with two goals as Colorado overcame a three-goal deficit in a 15-goal playoff opener.
- On Sunday, May 3, 2026, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in a chaotic Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series at Ball Arena in Denver.
- Colorado roared to a 3-0 lead early, but the Wild steadily climbed back and took a 5-4 lead on a short-handed goal from Marcus Foligno late in the second period.
- Defenseman Cale Makar returned after sustaining an injury early in the first period to score twice in the third, including the go-ahead goal at 3:21.
- Fourteen different players notched a goal, tying for the second-most in a playoff game, while goaltenders Scott Wedgewood and Jesper Wallstedt struggled despite making timely saves.
- Ahead of Game 2 on Tuesday in Denver, captain Gabriel Landeskog said the team has "lots of things to clean up" despite the victory.
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