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Shutouts, rallies, nail-biters the Wild used almost every method possible to keep winning at home, a reign that has lifted it into the playoff-bound side of the West Division.
But when the team finally had a chance to show off that prowess in front of its largest live audience of the season, the announced crowd of 3,000 witnessed the Wild s first loss at Xcel Energy Center in more than two months.
And like the victories that came before it, this result was dictated by the Wild. We just had a brain fart, Ryan Hartman said.
The Wild fell apart in the second period despite starting and finishing in control encouraging bookends that couldn t salvage a 5-4 letdown to the Avalanche on Monday night that extended Colorado s point streak to an NHL-best 15 games (13-0-2) while nixing the Wild s franchise-record home win streak at 11.
Avs beat Wild, extend point streak to 15
Nathan MacKinnon, Andre Burakovsky, Brandon Saad and J.T. Compher scored in a four-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Monday night to extend their league-best points streak to 15 games (13-0-2).
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Nathan MacKinnon, Andre Burakovsky, Brandon Saad and J.T. Compher scored in a four-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Monday night to extend their league-best points streak to 15 games (13-0-2).
The franchise record is 16 outings with a point from Dec. 27, 2000-Jan. 30, 2001, when the Avalanche went 12-0-3-1 during their Stanley Cup-winning season.
Badly played second period sinks Wild in loss to Avalanche The Wild gave up four goals in the second period en route to a 5-4 loss Monday night to the Avalanche. April 6, 2021 7:27am Text size Copy shortlink:
Take away the second period and the Wild not only outscored the Avalanche but the team outplayed its rivals, too.
But the full picture – not fragments – was what dealt the Wild a 5-4 loss Monday night in front of 3,000 at Xcel Energy Center, and that s the reality the Wild focused on after having its franchise-record 11-game win streak at home come to an end.
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The Colorado Eagles return home for the first time since March 8th. Colorado was scheduled to play Bakersfield last weekend, but the series was postponed due to roster constraints impacting the Condors. The Eagles last played March 27th and suffered a 4-3 loss to the Henderson Silver Knights. Colorado earned goals from Kiefer Sherwood, Luka Burzan, and Conor Timmins, while goaltender Peyton Jones suffered the loss in net, making 21 saves on 25 shots. The Eagles outshot the Silver Knights, 45-25 in the contest while going 1-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The Eagles will begin a six-game homestand beginning with four straight games against the Texas Stars. Texas dropped their last game 5-2 against the Iowa Wild and extended their losing streak to three games. The Wild recorded 45 shots on goal in the victory, outshooting the Stars 25-4 in the second period.
Forward
Alex Newhooksigned a three-year entry level contract on March 31 after his sophomore season concluded at Boston College. He was assigned to the Colorado Eagles of the AHL.
Newhook was drafted by the Avalanche with the 16th overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft.
The 20-year-old Newhook had made an immediate impact in college hockey. He received the Tim Taylor Award for being the NCAA Division I Rookie of the Year as a freshman in the 2019-20 season. He collected 42 points that season with 19 goals and 23 assists. He was the hero with four game-winning goals during that freshman campaign.
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