After losing three in a row and four of their last five games, the Wild will look to turn things around on Monday afternoon against the host Colorado Avalanche in ... injury and defensemen Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon both are out with lower-body ...

The Wild are bringing Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon back from injuries as the NHL season reaches the home stretch.

Some of the issues that looked fixed two days ago in a decisive win against the Dallas Stars were again troubling for the Colorado Avalanche in a loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Yakov Trenin scored against his former team early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday ... Without some key players, including captain Jared Spurgeon and leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota played ...

The Minnesota Wild are trying to stay afloat near the top of the West, a mission that will be easier if Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon return Thursday, as expected.

Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored goals 1:35 apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in Denver on Monday.

Wild: Without some key players, including captain Jared Spurgeon and leading scorer ... They improved to an NHL-best 17-5-3 on the road. Avalanche: Colorado continued to struggle on the power ...

For the second time in less than two weeks, the Colorado Avalanche had a chance ... and two of their three best defensemen (Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin) in this contest.

For the second time in less than two weeks, the Colorado Avalanche had a chance to gain ground ... and two of their three best defensemen (Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin) in this contest. “(The Wild) are going to play to the inside and they’re going ...

Without Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon, Minnesota played a smart, poised and gutsy game, pulling away in the third for a 3-1 victory at Ball Arena.

NEW YORK — Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.