For the second time in less than two weeks, the Colorado Avalanche had a chance to gain ground ... and two of their three best defensemen (Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin) in this contest. “(The Wild) ...

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all ... of the story versus Colorado. And that was clearly the case in the opening 20 minutes. The Avalanche struck first ...

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.

Compared with the disjointed jumble they were the night before, the Wild debuted like a jigsaw against the Avalanche. They were cohesive and competitive, skating night-and-day better than when they ...