Buoyed by a dominant second period, the Avs defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, on Friday night at Ball Arena. Ross Colton had two goals and a three-point night, while Oliver Kylington added two assists as the Avs got multiple goals from depth scorers for a second straight contest.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild after Nathan MacKinnon's two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Avalanche's 5-1 win

DENVER --Ross Colton had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to win 5-2 against the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena on Friday. “We're getting some contributions throughout ...

The Colorado Avalanche are starting to heat up, beating the Minnesota Wild Friday for their second consecutive win and improving to 35-24-2 this season. The Avalanche are now just two standings points behind the Wild for third place in the Central Division,

When I refreshed my web browser this morning and saw Michael Russo’s report that Joel Eriksson Ek has joined Kirill Kaprizov in the dreaded purgatory that is the Minnesota Wild’s injured reserve list these days,

The Wild have been the league's best road team for most of the season but have lost four of their last five away from home.