With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David Jiricek making his Wild debut, the back end was sure to be at least part

A man snowshoeing in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains survived with only minor injuries after being partially buried by an avalanche on Sunday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC),

The first impression the Wild made on the Avalanche wasn’t the team that’s top-five in the NHL and leading Colorado in the Central Division. That’s because that version wasn’t playing. After admirably overcoming injuries the last week-plus to win four in a row,

Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Logan O'Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche cruised to a 6-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (26-11-4) host the Colorado Avalanche (25-16-1) tonight before going on the road. Minnesota is going to be without some major players tonight, including top defenseman Jonas Brodin.

Kirill Kaprizov is "progressing" according to Wild head coach John Hynes but he will not play tonight. He was not on the ice for morning skate but Hynes said that Kaprizov has ska