The Wild are bringing Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon back from injuries as the NHL season reaches the home stretch.

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

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.

After losing three in a row and four of their last five games, the Wild will look to turn things around on Monday afternoon ...

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 ...

Without Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon, Minnesota played a smart, poised and gutsy game, pulling away in ...

Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored goals 1:35 apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado ...

Yakov Trenin scored against his former team early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 ...

The Colorado Avalanche (28-18-1) continue their homestand against the Minnesota Wild (27-15-4) in another matinee matchup at ...

Some of the issues that looked fixed two days ago in a decisive win against the Dallas Stars were again troubling for the ...