Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Time for a Wild Rematch

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesThe Colorado Avalanche made quick work of their still-divisional rivals in Minnesota on Saturday night, pulling out a 5-1 victory to take first (for the moment) in the West.

They aren’t in any danger of giving up that first place berth any time soon, as the Vegas Golden Knights are sitting out their next two games due to a covid-related postponement. But they’ll have the opportunity to pull even farther ahead of the rest of the pack tonight, as they take on the Wild again in a best-of-two back-to-back rematch.

It was an easy-enough offensive effort for the Avalanche on Saturday, as they managed to score five goals on 33 shots — and their defense held strong…