ST. PAUL, Minn. — Road weariness may have struck at the worst possible time for the Avalanche on Saturday night.
Playing their second game in their second arena in a second time zone in less than 24 hours, the Avs saw any early lead slip away in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
The Avs had arrived in Minnesota about 3 a.m. local time Saturday but didn't look rusty from the journey in the opening two periods. They took an early lead on a Mark Barberio goal but saw the advantage slip away as Mikael Granlund scored the tying goal in the second period and set up Eric Staal's power play winner in the third.