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.

I told Marco, ‘Start passing the puck and stop taking all the glory and just see what happens,'” Zuccarello said.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild head into a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche as winners of four games in a ... The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Mats Zuccarello has 10 goals and 17 assists for the Wild.

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 Washington Capitals on January 2nd,

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Wild prediction and pick.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, center, skates with the puck as Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello defends, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9 ...

Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night. The Wild, without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and several other key players,

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild head into a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche as winners of ... TOP PERFORMERS: Mats Zuccarello has 10 goals and 17 assists for the Wild. Marco Rossi has four ...

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.

SAN JOSE — Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves, Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night.

Mats Zuccarello assisted on both goals and ... Takeaways Wild: Minnesota rebounded after a 6-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Wild were outshot 37-21 but were bailed out by ...

How did the Minnesota Wild combat the speed, skill and spunk of the much younger San Jose Sharks? By having their 40-year-old goalie school the kids. In the age-old battle of youth vs. experience, future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury prevailed to backstop the Wild to a 3-1 victory Saturday night at SAP Center for their fifth win in their past six games.