Minnesota Wild players celebrate after wining Game 6 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Dallas Stars, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Following their first playoff series win in over a decade, the Minnesota Wild are now gearing up for the second round.
The NHL announced the following dates and times for the series between the Wild and top-seeded Colorado Avalanche:
- Game 1: Sunday, May 3 at 8 p.m. – Minnesota at Colorado (TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, SN360, CBC, TVAS)
- Game 2: Tuesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. – Minnesota at Colorado (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)
- Game 3: Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. – Colorado at Minnesota (TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN, SN1, CBC, OMNI, TVAS)
- Game 4: Monday, May 11 – Time TBD – Colorado at Minnesota (ESPN)
- Game 5 (If necessary): Wednesday, May 13 – Time TBD – Minnesota at Colorado (TNT, truTV, HBO MAX)
- Game 6 (If necessary): Friday, May 15 – Time TBD – Colorado at Minnesota (ESPN)
- Game 7 (If necessary): Sunday, May 17 – Time TBD – Minnesota at Colorado (TNT, truTV, HBO MAX)
The Minnesota Wild come into the series days after they defeated the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday, advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2015.
To reach the second round, the Avalanche swept their series against the Los Angeles Kings, winning four games in a row. Colorado was also the recipient of the Presidents’ Trophy for finishing the regular season with a 55-16-11 record, the best in the NHL.
The matchup between the Wild and Avalanche marks the eighth time in NHL history that a series features at least seven players from that season’s Olympic gold medal game.
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