Denver Post · Jan 7, 2018
Avalanche blasts Wild, matches win total from last season
David Zalubowski, The Associated Press Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost, left, congratulates left wing Gabriel Bourque for the latter’s goal against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in Denver. The NHL’s worst team last season has become one of the league’s biggest success stories and, indeed, sniffing the Western Conference playoffs.
The Avalanche, which played its 41st game Saturday to reach the midpoint of the season, extended its winning streak to five games and won for the 22nd time on the season to match the win total from the disaster that was 2016-17.