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Avalanche and Wild square off to start the second round
The Avalanche rank first in the NHL with 298 goals and face a Wild team that scored 268 this season.
- On Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild in Denver to open the Western Conference second round, marking the fifth meeting between the teams this season.
- The teams tied their regular season series 2-2, as Colorado finished 55-16-11 overall and Minnesota held a 46-24-12 record in the Central Division.
- Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 53 goals and 74 assists, while Kirill Kaprizov paces the Wild with 45 goals and 44 assists entering the series.
- Colorado has scored 298 total goals to rank first in the league, while Minnesota sits 10th with 268 total goals, averaging 3.3 per game.
- As the series begins, Colorado is a-187 favorite, though Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson and Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin are listed day to day with injuries.
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Wild will be without Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin for first two games of series vs. Avs
The Minnesota Wild will be without forward Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin for the first two games of their second-round playoff series against Colorado because of lower-body injuries.
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Injuries, improvements in focus as Wild open Round 2
The NHL gave the Minnesota Wild less than 48 hours notice of their Game 1 start time for the second round of the playoffs, sending the official announcement of Sunday night’s contest in Colorado a few minutes after midnight in the wee hours of Saturday morning. An extra day or two of rest might have helped Minnesota, which will be without injured defenseman Jonas Brodin in the opener versus the Avalanche and may also be missing do-everything cen…
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