The Colorado Avalanche appear ready to change their starting goalie for Game 4 of their series against the Minnesota Wild.
Mackenzie Blackwood was in the starters net at practice on Monday, May 11, hours before game time. But Avalanche coach Jared Bednar wasn’t ready to announce his starting goalie.
Blackwood replaced Scott Wedgewood in Game 3 after giving up Minnesota’s third goal early in the second period. He stopped 12 of 13 shots in his first appearance in the 2026 playoffs.
“Like I said at the start of the playoffs, we’re probably going to need both guys,” Bednar said Monday. “That’s how we ran all year. We have confidence in both guys. Mackenzie’s ready to play. He wants the net.”
The Avalanche lead the second-round series 2-1 after the Wild beat the Avalanche in Game 3.
Here is the NHL bracket as the playoffs continue Monday night:
The NHL is announcing the finalists for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here’s who is in the running (listed alphabetically):
Jack Adams Award (coach) finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jon Cooper
Jack Adams finalist: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Dan Muse
Jack Adams finalist: Buffalo Sabres’ Lindy Ruff
Vezina Trophy (goaltender) New York Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin
Vezina finalist: Boston Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman
Vezina finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy
Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) finalist: Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield
Lady Byng finalist: Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar.
Lady Byng finalist: Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson
Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player) finalist: San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini
Ted Lindsay finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov
Ted Lindsay finalist: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid
Masterton Trophy (perseverance) nominee: Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso
Masterton nominee: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
Masterton nominee: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
Masterton nominee: Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley
Masterton nominee: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall
Masterton nominee: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight
Masterton nominee: Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog
Masterton nominee: Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner
Masterton nominee: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn
Masterton nominee: Detroit Red Wings right wing Dominik Shine
Masterton nominee: Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram
Masterton nominee: Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand
Masterton nominee: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar
Masterton nominee: Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt
Masterton nominee: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson
Masterton nominee: Nashville Predators right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt
Masterton nominee: New Jersey Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon
Masterton nominee: New York Islanders center Kyle Palmieri
Masterton nominee: New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson
Masterton nominee: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark
Masterton nominee: Philadelphia Flyers left wing Garrett Wilson
Masterton nominee: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Anthony Mantha
Masterton nominee: St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington
Masterton nominee: San Jose Sharks goalie Laurent Brossoit
Masterton nominee: Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle
Masterton nominee: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh
Masterton nominee: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Masterton nominee: Utah Mammoth right wing Clayton Keller
Masterton nominee: Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen
Masterton nominee: Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid
Masterton nominee: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin
Masterton nominee: Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews1 / 45
NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
The NHL is announcing the finalists for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here’s who is in the running (listed alphabetically):
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
The NHL is announcing the finalists for the Hart Trophy and the other major awards. Here’s who is in the running (listed alphabetically):
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Jack Adams Award (coach) finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jon Cooper
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Jack Adams finalist: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Dan Muse
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Jack Adams finalist: Buffalo Sabres’ Lindy Ruff
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Vezina Trophy (goaltender) New York Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin
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Vezina finalist: Boston Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Vezina finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) finalist: Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield
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Lady Byng finalist: Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar.
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Lady Byng finalist: Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson
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Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player) finalist: San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini
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Ted Lindsay finalist: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Ted Lindsay finalist: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton Trophy (perseverance) nominee: Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Detroit Red Wings right wing Dominik Shine
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Edmonton Oilers goalie Connor Ingram
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Nashville Predators right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: New Jersey Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: New York Islanders center Kyle Palmieri
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Philadelphia Flyers left wing Garrett Wilson
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Anthony Mantha
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: San Jose Sharks goalie Laurent Brossoit
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Utah Mammoth right wing Clayton Keller
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin
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NHL awards finalists: Who's up for 2025-26 regular season awards?
Masterton nominee: Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews
NHL game tonight (Monday, May 11)
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Colorado at Minnesota odds
Betting lines by BetMGM as of 6 p.m. ET on Monday, May 11
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Spread: Avalanche (-1.5)
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Moneyline: Avalanche (-145), Wild (+125)
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Over/under: 6.5
NHL playoff bracket
NHL second-round schedule
All times p.m. ET. x-if necessary
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens lead series 2-1
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Game 1: Sabres 4, Canadiens 2
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Game 2: Canadiens 5, Sabres 1
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Game 3: Canadiens 6, Sabres 2
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Game 4: May 12, Buffalo at Montreal, TBA, ESPN
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Game 5: May 14, Montreal at Buffalo, TBA, TNT, truTV
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x-Game 6: May 16, Buffalo at Montreal, TBA, (ABC or ESPN)
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x-Game 7: May 18, Montreal at Buffalo, TBA, ESPN
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Hurricanes win series 4-0
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Game 1: Hurricanes 3, Flyers 0
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Game 2: Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT)
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Game 3: Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1
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Game 4: Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (OT) | Story
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild
Avalanche lead series 2-1
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Game 1: Avalanche 9, Wild 6
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Game 2: Avalanche 5, Wild 2
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Game 3: Wild 5, Avalanche 1
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Game 4: May 11, Colorado at Minnesota, 8, ESPN
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Game 5: May 13, Minnesota at Colorado, 8, TNT, truTV
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x- Game 6: May 15, Colorado at Minnesota, 8, ESPN
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x-Game 7: May 17, Minnesota at Colorado, TNT, truTV
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks
Series tied 2-2
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Game 1: Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1
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Game 2: Ducks 3, Golden Knights 1
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Game 3: Golden Knights 6, Ducks 2
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Game 4: Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3
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Game 5: May 12, Anaheim at Vegas, TBA, ESPN
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Game 6: May 14, Vegas at Anaheim, TBA, TNT, truTV
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x-Game 7: May 16, Anaheim at Vegas, TBA, ABC or ESPN
How to watch NHL playoffs
NHL playoff games will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN, TNT and their affiliated networks.
How to stream NHL playoffs
Fubo carries ESPN, and Sling carries TNT.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL playoff schedule, scores, bracket, odds for game today
