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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild – Round 2 Game 1 (7:00 p.m.)

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild – Round 2 Game 1 (7:00 p.m.)

It’s a Colorado Avalanche playoff gameday!
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Game 1 Preview: The Central Division’s best — Avs vs. Wild

Game 1 Preview: The Central Division’s best — Avs vs. Wild

The clash of Central Division titans starts tonight!
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Avs and Wild mirror each other with star power, elite defensemen and veterans trying to win 1st Cup

Avs and Wild mirror each other with star power, elite defensemen and veterans trying to win 1st Cup

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are familiar Central Division rivals set for an intense second-round playoff series
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Game 1 Recap: Explosion of goals ends in Avalanche favor 9-6

Game 1 Recap: Explosion of goals ends in Avalanche favor 9-6

Are there any goals left for the rest of the series?
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A stunning 9-6 Avalanche win over the Wild turns a defense-first series into a 15-goal frenzy

A stunning 9-6 Avalanche win over the Wild turns a defense-first series into a 15-goal frenzy

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild began their second-round playoff series with a surprising 9-6 shootout
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Wild will be without Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin for first two games of series vs. Avs

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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Avs put up 9 goals in outscoring Wild in series opener

Avs put up 9 goals in outscoring Wild in series opener

Cale Makar scored twice in the third period, Nazem Kadri also had a goal in the third, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in a high-scoring Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Denver.
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NHL Playoffs: Second round predictions

NHL Playoffs: Second round predictions

The NHL couldn’t pass up a Saturday night time slot on ABC and started the Philadelphia/Carolina series before the first round ended. (Sidenote, there goes conspiracy theories about leagues tinkering in results: a Pittsburgh/Philadelphia Game 7 would have filled that spot really nicely, but alas). We went 3-1 on the East in the first round, […]
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Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series
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Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche Set for Intense NHL Playoff Clash

Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche Set for Intense NHL Playoff Clash

Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche Set for Intense NHL Playoff Clash
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Round Two Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild

Round Two Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild

Will the Avalanche make it back to the Western Conference Final?
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5 reasons why Colorado won’t win the Stanley Cup

5 reasons why Colorado won’t win the Stanley Cup

And five reasons why Colorado will hoist Lord Stanley.