ST. PAUL, Minn. — Add league’s best streak buster to the growing list of platitudes for this Colorado Avalanche team.
For the third time this season, the Avs have faced a team riding at least a seven-game winning streak. For the third time, they ended it.
The Avs came to the Twin Cities and put at least a temporary halt to the Minnesota Wild’s surge with a dominant 5-1 victory on Sunday at Grand Casino Arena.
Cale Makar, facing fellow all-world defenseman Quinn Hughes for the first time since he arrived in Minnesota via a blockbuster trade, had a goal, two assists and controlled the game at both ends of the ice.