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The Minnesota Wild, on the 2nd night of a back-to-back, visit the Colorado Avalanche in a Central Division matchup

The Minnesota Wild (34-21-4, 72 points) have dropped their last two games and head into their key Central Division clash on Friday night with the Colorado Avalanche (34-24-2, 70 points) on the back end of a road back-to-back. The Avalanche enter the game at Ball Arena in Denver off a win on Wednesday night after getting forward Valeri Nichushkin back in the lineup after he missed nearly two months with a lower-body injury. Minnesota lost center Joel Eriksson Ek to a lower-body injury on Monday and placed him on injured reserve, further cutting into their forward depth, with Kirill Kaprizov out most of the last two months with a lower-body injury and Ryan Hartman serving an eight-game suspension.

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Game Date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

Game Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: FanDuel Sports Network North

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The Wild opened their Rocky Mountain roadtrip by getting thrashed 6-1 by the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Frederick Gaudreau scored the only goal for Minnesota late in the second period. While Kaprizov still leads the team in goals and points, Matt Boldi and Marco Rossi are the top goal-scorers on the active roster with 21 each and Boldy has 51 points. Filip Gustavsson is 22-12-3 in 38 starts in net with a 2.64 goals-against average and .914 save percentage.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice on the power play in the third period and Martin Nečas had three assists in Colorado’s 5-1 thumping of the visiting New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, Nečas has 12 points in 11 games since he was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 24. Mikko Rantanen, traded in the Nečas deal, still leads the team with 25 goals, with Artturi Lehkonen tops among active players with 24, while MacKinnon has 23 goals and an NHL-high 90 points. In 24 appearances and 23 starts, Mackenzie Blackwood is 15-7-2 with a 2.12 GAA and .922 save percentage.

Minnesota is third in the Central Division, two points ahead of the Avalanche, entering play on Friday. The teams have split their first two meetings, with each team winning on the road. Colorado got a 6-1 win on Jan. 9 before the Wild bounced back with a 3-1 victory on Jan. 20.

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