Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, center, skates with the puck as Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello, right, defends during the second period Thursday in St. Paul, Minn.

The Colorado Avalanche put up a short performance against division rival Minnesota Wild in their fourth of a five-game homestand. Nathan MacKinnon scores Colorado's lone goal in the 3-1 loss.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, right, collects the puck as Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus ...

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Colorado Avalanche for their first season meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 9. The Wild were still without Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon, and Jakub Lauko.

Sick and tired of it. We just wanted to win. Tired of losing in the third period,” Jake Middleton said. “Play 40 (minutes) hard and lose in the last 20. Sick and tired of that. So we accomplished ...

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The Wild won 3-1, preventing the Avs from jumping them in the standings, while providing a road map for Colorado. Minnesota showed them what opportunistic hockey looks like. The Avs need to watch the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota Wild returns to Xcel Energy Center tonight to challenge the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild remains undefeated in 2025 through two games. Minnesota bested the ...

The Avalanche struck first when the Wild defense was caught ... minutes had ticked off in the game. Minnesota killed the game’s first penalty, but Colorado doubled the lead just seconds after ...

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on NESN and FanDuel Sports Network North. Fans looking to ...