The Colorado Avalanche visit the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in a matchup of struggling teams. Colorado is 4-6-1 with nine points, while the Wild are 6-6-1 with 13 points. Zach Parise is leading the Wild in goals with sox and the team will be looking to hand Colorado a fourth straight loss. The Avalanche have struggled on the road, going 1-4-0, while the Wild are 5-2-0 at home. P.A. Parenteau is leading Colorado in points and goals, with 10 and seven respectively
The Avalanche rank 29th in power play percentage and 24th in penalty kill percentage, killing just 71 percent through the season so far. Colorado allowed a season-high four power play goals in a 4-1 loss to Edmonton and now dropped two of four games last week on a road trip after being blanked 4-0 by San Jose.
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