Recap: Wild earn 4-1 win over weakened Avalanche squad

Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Minnesota Wild came into tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche not really needing a whole lot. Earning a home-ice advantage in the first round would be nice, but it is not some season-ruining catastrophic event if that didn’t end up happening.

Well, this team just decided to do everything perfectly regardless.

With the momentum of getting back to almost full health as Jared Spurgeon and Matt Dumba bolstered the blue line after lengthy absences, Minnesota immediately went on the attack. Pumping away in their hard forecheck and getting into the rhythm of their game within seconds. Less than a minute of actual work, and the…