ST. PAUL, Minn. — A late cross-checking penalty on Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson against former teammate Tyson Jost proved costly on Sunday, as the Minnesota Wild used an overtime power-play goal to defeat Colorado, 3-2, at the Xcel Energy Center.
Johnson cross-checked Jost into the boards with 24 seconds remaining in regulation. The Avs killed off the 24 seconds to collect a point, but Minnesota gained two when Kevin Fiala scored 15 seconds into OT.
Avs center Nazem Kadri had a big game, producing a goal and an assist off two of his third-period faceoffs.
Kadri tied it 1-1 6:21 into the third period during a five-minute stretch Nathan MacKinnon served in the penalty box for fighting.