Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

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Minnesota Wild

35-14-10

Final
5 - 2

Colorado Avalanche

38-10-9

U.S. Olympian Matt Boldy has 2 goals and 2 assists in Wild's 5-2 win over Avs

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

In Minnesota's first game after the Olympic break, Boldy extended his points streak to seven games, and fellow U.S. teammate Quinn Hughes had his team-leading 53rd assist of the season.

Gustavsson improved to 17-2-4 in his past 23 games.

Joel Eriksson Ek had two power-play goals, giving him six goals in Minnesota’s past seven games and 26 points over his past 24 games. Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota.

Martin Necas scored twice for NHL-leading Colorado, which returned from the break Wednesday night with a victory in Utah. The Avs are 5-6-2 in their past 13 after starting the season 33-4-7.

The Wild are 9-1-1 in their last 11. They are 33-0-8 when allowing three or fewer goals in regulation.

Up next Wild: At Utah on Friday night.

Avalanche: Host Chicago on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 7:48	Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (31), Kirill Kaprizov (39)
Goal	2nd Period 13:30	Martin Necas Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (54), Josh Manson (21)
Goal	2nd Period 17:37	Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (32), Quinn Hughes (53)
Goal	3rd Period 15:08	Mats Zuccarello Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (13), Kirill Kaprizov (40)
Goal	3rd Period 16:38	Matt Boldy Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 19:03	Martin Necas Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (55), Gabriel Landeskog (17)
Goal	3rd Period 19:28	Matt Boldy Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (25), Jake Middleton (13)

Statistics

MIN		COL
13	Blocked Shots	12
24	Hits	24
6	Takeaways	5
36	Shots	47
2	Power Play Goals	0
6	Power Play Opportunities	3
33.3	Power Play Percentage	0.0
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
23	Faceoffs Won	43
34.8	Faceoff Win Percent	65.2
16	Giveaways	19
3	Total Penalties	6
6	Penalty Minutes	12

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nazem Kadri, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 17
Gabriel Landeskog, LW	Day-To-Day	Apr 17
Nathan MacKinnon, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 17
Josh Manson, D	Day-To-Day	Apr 17
Martin Necas, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 17