(AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist ... Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight game for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots. Leading 2-1 in the second period, MacKinnon fed a pass into the slot on ...

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

MacKinnon is the most likely Avalanche player to take advantage of a Wild defense that is bleeding shots. Not only is he the best shot-generator on the team, but the Wild have allowed the second-most shots to centers in the NHL over the past few weeks.

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.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6 ...

(AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading ... Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight game for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots. Leading 2-1 in the second ...