ST PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche ...

Logan O’Connor put the Avs on the board first with his fifth of the season at 3:46 of the opening period. Josh Manson caught ...

The Minnesota Wild will be without their best player for the seventh game in a row when they face off against the Colorado ...

The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.

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Mikko Rantanan and Logan O'Connor also each had a goal and ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota ...

Mikko Rantanen had a natural hat trick and an ... He has five more than Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov. After Rantanen’s four-point night, he and Cale Makar are tied for third with 25 along ...

(AP Photo/Matt Krohn) Shortly after that, Nathan MacKinnon left a drop pass for Mikko Rantanen ... Minnesota was missing MVP candidate Kirill Kaprizov and its top three defensemen.