Colorado Avalanche settle Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena with Scott Wedgewood’s shootout stops and Nathan MacKinnon’s even-strength push

The Colorado Avalanche moved to 43-10-9 while the the Wild went to 37-16-11 after a 3-2 shootout result at Ball Arena. Colorado Avalanche post-match stats showed the Avs logged 36 shots while the Wild finished with 34 shots.

First period

The Avalanche opened with 20 hits and 9 giveaways across the game, and the Wild finished with 25 hits and 19 giveaways. The Wild owned a 56 percent faceoff win rate, while the Avs posted a 44 percent faceoff win rate.

Second period

The Avs produced 1 goal in the second period as part of 2 even-strength goals on 26 even-strength shots. The Wild had 0 goals in the second period and later finished with 0 even-strength goals despite 27 even-strength shots.

Third period

The Avalanche added 1 goal in the third period, and the Wild answered with 2 goals in the third period to force overtime. Nathan MacKinnon recorded 9 shots in the game, and Scott Wedgewood finished with 32 saves on 34 shots against.

Overtime

Neither team scored in overtime, and the Avalanche registered 2 overtime shots while the Wild recorded 1 overtime shot. The Wild went 1-for-4 on the power play, and the Avs went 0-for-5 on the power play in a Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild tactical recap.

Shootout

The Avalanche went 2-for-4 in the shootout while Wedgewood stopped 3 of 4 shootout attempts, and the Wild went 1-for-3 while Jesper Wallstedt made 2 shootout saves on 4 shots. Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild highlights centered on the Avs converting twice in the tiebreaker, and the post-game report Colorado Avalanche also reflected Wedgewood earning the win as the game’s top star.

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