Avalanche Will Play Minnesota Wild In Round 2
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Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The series is set.
The Colorado Avalanche will play the Minnesota Wild in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs. The No. 3 seed Wild eliminated the No.
2 Dallas Stars in six games, defeating them 5-2 on Thursday on home ice to close out. Minnesota won two of three games in both Dallas and Minnesota to set up the second-round matchup with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche. The Avalanche have been waiting to find out who they would be playing since Sunday afternoon, when they completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.
com Arena. The start date for the series is yet to be determined, although it could start as early as Sunday. Colorado will have home-ice advantage, meaning it will host Games 1 and 2, followed by the fifth and seventh games, if the series stretches that long.