Avalanche, Minnesota Wild

Nathan MacKinnon has goal and an assist in Avalanche’s 6-1 victory over Wild
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night.
Avalanche's six-goal explosion ends Wild's win streak
Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Logan O'Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche cruised to a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Short-handed Wild can't keep up with Avs in blowout loss
The Wild were without Kirill Kaprizov, Jakub Lauko, Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon and Brock Faber, all sidelined due to injuries. As a result, the Avalanche (26-16-1) jumped out to a two-goal advantage in the first period, getting goals from Logan O'Connor 3 minutes, 46 seconds into the period and from Ross Colton 16:52 into the frame.
Avalanche wallops Wild in one of its most impressive performances of the season
Logan O’Connor put the Avs on the board first with his fifth of the season at 3:46 of the opening period. Josh Manson caught the Wild in the middle of a line change and turned a Minnesota clearing attempt into a pass to O’Connor behind the defense.
Wild’s winning streak comes to a dramatic halt at hands of Avalanche
Leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov, captain Jared Spurgeon and depth winger Jakub Lauko remained out, but joining them was the Wild’s top defensive unit: Brock Faber stayed sideline
3 Takeaways: Avalanche and Wild could reignite rivalry in playoffs
The Minnesota Wild were missing their best player and top three defensemen, but if there's one team who will feel zero sympathy for them, it's the Colorado Avalanche.

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Vikings, Los Angeles Rams and Wild Card

Filip Gustavsson, Wild’s shorthanded blue line sliced and diced by Avs: 3 takeaways
The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former ...
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Good & Bad: Avalanche Gain Steam in the Central Division Following Rout in Minnesota
So far so good for the Avalanche’s first two tests. New Year’s Eve’s matchup against Winnipeg began a stretch of 12 games of ...
Minnesota Wild Recall New Defenseman to Replace Brock Faber
The Minnesota Wild saw Brock Faber leave the game injured on Tuesday night and that means it's David Jiricek time.
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Colorado Avalanche Take Down Wild 6-1
The Minnesota Wild hosted the Colorado Avalanche for their first season meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 9. The Wild were ...
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Minnesota Wild Recalls Defenseman David Jiricek From Iowa, Forward Devin Shore Reassigned to Iowa
Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL ...
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Wave of Goalie Ailments Could Mean EBUG Activation for Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild have an emergency goalie situation Thursday vs Colorado, meaning a possible EBUG appearance in St. Paul.
Wild list of key injured players piles up with defensemen Brodin and Faber out vs. Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild have added defensemen Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber to their list of key injured players and left them out ...