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

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 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.

Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored goals 1:35 apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in Denver on Monday.

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.

Ryan Hartman's 10-game suspension comes as the Minnesota Wild are without their top player and are tight in cap space. It ...

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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 ...

For the second time in less than two weeks, the Colorado Avalanche had a chance to gain ground on a wounded Minnesota Wild team. The first meeting was one of the Avs’ best performances of the ...

Josh Manson and Jonathan Drouin each had two assists for Colorado ... Minnesota (26-12-4), which had won four straight. Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves. “I think that we gifted them some goals ...