Game Preview: Wild vs. Avs

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild returns home today as the team takes the ice in a divisional match-up against the Colorado Avalanche.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Friday, November 28th at 2:30 p.m. CT
• Where: Grand Casino Arena (St. Paul, Minnesota)
• Tickets: COL vs. MIN - No Fees Tickets
• Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild vs. Avs

Wild Record: 13-7-4

Avalanche Record: 17-1-5

2024-25 Series Record: 2-2-0

All-Time Wild Record: 61-55-13 (34-26-5 at Grand Casino Arena)

Last Time Out

Last Season on Wild vs. Avalanche

Minnesota went 2-2-0 against Colorado. Colorado won the series-opening game, 6-1, at Grand Casino Arena (1/9), and the third game, 5-2, in Denver (2/28). Minnesota won the second game, 3-1, at Ball Arena (1/20) and the series finale, 2-1, in a shootout in Saint Paul (3/11).

C Freddy Gaudreau (0-2=2), D Brock Faber (1-1=2), D Jake Middleton (1-1=2), C Marco Rossi (0-2=2) and C Yakov Trenin (1-1=2) each led the Wild
with two points against the Avalanche. G Filip Gustavsson went 1-2-0 with a 3.59 GAA and a .869 SV% in three games. G Marc-Andre Fleury saved 21-of-22 shots faced to earn the win in the second game.

C Ross Colton led Colorado with five points (3-2=5). C Nathan MacKinnon had four points (2-2=4), and LW Jonathan Drouin (1-2=3) and LW Joel Kiviranta (1-2=3) each had three points. G Mackenzie Blackwood went 2-1-1 with a 1.74 GAA and a .926 SV% in starting all four games for Colorado.

Wild Leaders Against Avalanche

• RW Vladimir Tarasenko leads Minnesota with 35 points (15-20=35) in 47 games against Colorado
• RW Mats Zuccarello owns 32 points (7-25=32) in 34 career matches
• LW Kirill Kaprizov (12-8=20, in 18 games) and D Jared Spurgeon (5-15=20, in 61 games) each have 20 points
• C Ryan Hartman owns 18 points (9-9=18) in 38 contests.

Avalanche Leaders Against Wild

• C Nate MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 63 points (23-40=63) in 51 career games against Minnesota
• LW Gabriel Landeskog owns 42 points (20-22=42) in 42 games
• D Brent Burns has 29 points (5-17=29) in 45 games
• D Cale Makar has 22 points (5-17=22) in 25 games.

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On the Mend

Ryan Hartman: lower body (four game missed)

Vinnie Hinostroza: lower body (two game missed)

Marco Rossi: lower body (six games missed)

Vladimir Tarasenko: lower body (six games missed)

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Connections

• C Yakov Trenin recorded three points (2-1=3) in 16 games with the Avalanche in 2023-24
• D Brent Burns was selected by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft and collected 183 points (55-128=183)
  and 325 PIM in 453 games with the Wild across seven seasons (2003-11
• C Brock Nelson is from Warroad, Minnesota
• D Sam Malinski is from Lakeville, Minnesota

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.