DENVER — A near-capacity crowd at Pepsi Center on Friday night appeared a close split between Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild faithful as the bitter rivals fought for playoff positioning.
Turns out, the fan battle proved more competitive than the game.
Colorado led start to finish in a 7-1 beatdown of Minnesota. It marked the Avs' 13th victory over their past 14 home games, and moved the team one step closer to the final Western Conference playoff spot. Colorado reached 75 points on the season, and was one spot out of the playoffs depending on the results of a late Friday game between Columbus and Anaheim.