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

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 Wild in the middle of a line change and turned a Minnesota clearing attempt into a pass to O’Connor behind the defense.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanan and Logan O’Connor also each had a goal and an assist, Ross Colton, Parker Kelly and Artturi Lehkonen also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves.

Minnesota Wild (26-11-4, in the Central Division ... Marco Rossi has four goals and eight assists over the last 10 games. Mikko Rantanen has 24 goals and 34 assists for the Avalanche. Joel Kiviranta has scored five goals and added one assist over the ...

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Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanan and Logan ... into the slot on a 2-on-2 rush. Rantanen converted on a wrist shot past ...

It was also the turning point of a 6-1 victory against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy ... Nathan MacKinnon left a drop pass for Mikko Rantanen, who scored a filthy goal through a screen to ...

The Edmonton Oilers are in town for a Western Conference matchup as the Colorado Avalanche continue their five-game homestand. The Oilers will play their second game of a back-to-back tonight after taking a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

The Avalanche will be looking for a little revenge Thursday night. Edmonton recorded a 4-1 win in Denver on Nov. 30. Alexandar Georgiev was in net for Colorado that night. A few days later, he was traded to San Jose for Mackenzie Blackwood, who has entrenched himself as the No. 1 goaltender for the Avalanche.

Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, Denver in back-to-back games after playing the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.

This is the obvious one. Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 68 points, seven more than Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl in second place. Also of note, he’s first in points per game at 1.58, narrowly ahead of the Art Ross winner last season, Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov at 1.57.

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Colorado Avalanche after Connor McDavid scored two goals in the Oilers' 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.