Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche will face the Minnesota Wild for the third time this season. The two teams have split the season series up until this point; the Avalanche winning 7-2 on January 6 at home, the Wild topping the Avs 3-2 in a shootout on November 24 in Minnesota.
Despite the Wild being six points ahead of the Avs in the standings, the Avalanche have played them well this year, especially at home. A win tonight would propel Colorado over both St. Louis and Anaheim — whom the Avs have games in hand on both — and into the second wildcard spot in the West.