The Colorado Avalanche picked up their first victory of the preseason in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild. As far as preseason hockey goes you’d be hard pressed to find a better game than this one. There was physicality, flashy goals, competitive play, everything there is to like about hockey in one throw away game at the end of September.
As far as the Avalanche are concerned it was a great game. The team played a solid game (outside of the defensive lapses that led to goals against), came out with a win, and had some of their most promising prospects shine.