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Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Wrap - Colorado Wins 4-1

Gabriel Landeskog scored a pair of goals against the Wild as Colorado handed Minnesota a 4-1 defeat on Saturday at Ball Arena.

Colorado was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Gabriel Landeskog(2), Nazem Kadri, and Erik Johnson each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Landeskog opened the scoring for Colorado.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 of 30 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Minnesota got a goal from Ryan Hartman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Minnesota got a 27-stop effort from Cam Talbot in the loss.

On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 31-30.

Colorado heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.