Minnesota Wild (6-4-0, third in the West Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (6-3-1, second in the West Division)
Denver; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts Minnesota looking to extend its three-game home winning streak.
Colorado went 42-20-8 overall and 10-8-2 in division games in the 2019-20 season. The Avalanche scored 236 total goals last season while averaging 3.4 per game.
Minnesota went 35-27-7 overall and 8-10-1 in division action in the 2019-20 season. The Wild scored 218 total goals last season while collecting 365 assists.
The teams play for the second game in a row.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Erik Johnson: day to day (upper body), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: day to day (knee), Matt Calvert: out (upper body), Pavel Francouz: day to day (lower body).
Wild: Alex Stalock: out (health protocols), Marcus Johansson: day to day (upper body), Marcus Foligno: out (health and safety protocols), Cam Talbot: out (lower body).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.