Filip Gustavsson will make his first start of these Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Minnesota Wild, who will look to even the series against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2

The second-round playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild will be action-packed. But which team has the better netminding tandem? And could that supremacy between the pipes lead to a series win?

Scott Wedgewood joked that all he had to do to win the first major award of his NHL career was not give up 20 goals Thursday night.

It's been quite the road to get here. Wedgewood is playing for his fifth NHL team and has been the backup everywhere he's been. That includes behind Jake Oettinger with the Dallas Stars from 2022-24, the Avalanche's opponent if the Stars eliminate the Minnesota Wild with that series tied 2-2.

Scott Wedgewood is not concerned with his omission as a Vezina Trophy finalist. Despite going 31-6-6, recording four shutouts, and […] The post Avalanche’s Scott Wedgewood Reacts To Vezina Finalist Snub appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now.

Wedgewood allowed more goals in this game against the Wild than he did in the entire first-round sweep of the Kings (five goals on 101 shots). While the step up in competition is

Logan O’Connor’s third-period tally was his first since Game 4 of a playoff series against Dallas on April 26.

It would make no sense for the Colorado Avalanche to take goalie Scott Wedgewood out of the net after his sharp performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. Wedgewood saved 24-of-25 shots (.960 save percentage, considered stellar) and allowed ...

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) stops a shot by Los Angeles Kings left wing Trevor Moore (12) during the second period Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) On Sunday, Scott Wedgewood became ...