ST. PAUL, Minn. — My game story on the Avalanche’s 6-3 loss to Minnesota is here. (Alas, Bruce Springsteen, who played the Xcel Energy Center the night before and was a tough act to follow, was written out of the lede between the online-at-the-buzzer story and the later versions.)
And here is the story from the morning skate, with Mikkel Boedker and Eric Gelinas talking about joining the Avalanche. Boedker addresses his pending UFA status. I refashioned that into a later sidebar for print and online, and that version is here.
Although mentioned, lost a bit in the shuffle was that Jarome Iginla’s 608th career goal in the first minute pulled him into a tie with Dino Ciccarelli for 17th on the all-time NHL list, and Chris Bigras’ goal in the second period was the first of his career.