Wild clamp down on Avalanche to end 3-game losing streak

Wild clamp down on Avalanche to end three-game losing streak
The Minnesota Wild won’t be returning home empty-handed. They snapped a three-game losing streak by stymieing the high-flying Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday afternoon at Ball Arena to earn a split on their road trip.
No late letdown this time, as Wild pull away from Avalanche in the third
Sick and tired of it. We just wanted to win. Tired of losing in the third period,” Jake Middleton said. “Play 40 (minutes) hard and lose in the last 20. Sick and tired of that. So we accomplished
Wild pull away from Avalanche in 3rd to end 3-game skid
DENVER -- Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored 1:35 apart in the third period for the Minnesota Wild, who pulled away from the Colorado Avalanche for a 3-1 win at Ball Arena on Monday. Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist, and Liam Ohgren had two assists for the Wild (28-15-4), who had lost three straight games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves.
Wild snap three-game skid with impressive road win over Avalanche
With a little over a minute left in the second period, Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon made the Wild look silly when he deked Trenin and tied the game with his 18th goal of the season. It came on just the Avalanche's 11th shot on goal in two periods.
Wild shut down Avalanche’s potent offense in impressive road win: 3 takeaways
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.
Wild tally twice in third period to power past Avalanche
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.
Avalanche Fall 3-1 to Wild
The Avalanche lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena on Monday. Nathan MacKinnon scored for Colorado while Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves inclduing two highlight-reel stops. Minnesota's Jake Middleton opened the scoring at 12:18 of the first period with a wrist shot through traffic from the point.
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Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber score 3rd period goals in the Wild’s 3-1 win over the Avalanche
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