The Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche will face each other for the first time since swapping players at the trade deadline. The Wild are rolling as of late, winning five straight, and the Avs are fresh off a 6-3 regulation win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Colorado Avalanche
On Friday, the Avalanche registered fifty-one shots against the Flyers and put on an offensive showcase. Nazem Kadri, Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar, Erik Johnson and JT Compher all had multi-point nights and Kadri scored a Gordie Howe Hat-Trick. With his twenty-fourth of the season, Cale Makar also set the Avalanche single-season goal record.