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Colorado Skates Past Minnesota 3-2 - Recap
Colorado skated to a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Friday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
The Avalanche were a -128 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Kurtis MacDermid, Valeri Nichushkin, and Ross Colton each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Colton opened the scoring for Colorado.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 19-save effort for the Avalanche.
Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
Minnesota got a 23-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.
On the power play, Colorado went 1-for-6, while the Wild were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 26-21.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Flames. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.