Stanley Cup champion Avalanche missing Cale Makar, Gabe Landeskog when facing Wild
Despite skating shorthanded, Colorado has gone 7-2-1 over its past 10 games.
February 15, 2023 at 12:38AM
Avalanche update: Colorado played host to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, a rematch of last season's Stanley Cup Final. Before that, the Avalanche went 7-2-1 over their past 10 games despite not being at full strength. The likes of D Cale Makar and LW Gabriel Landeskog are injured. C Nathan MacKinnon has 47 points in 41 career games vs. the Wild. He tallied a goal and two assists in Colorado's 6-3 win against the Wild on Oct. 17.
Wild update: Coach Dean Evason said C Sam Steel will return against the Avalanche after Steel was a healthy scratch on Monday. RW Marcus Foligno is out after blocking a shot with his left knee vs. the Panthers. G Marc-Andre Fleury is scheduled to start after backing up the past two games. He's 16-11-3 in his career against Colorado. Evason said the team was discussing one other potential lineup change.
Yakov Trenin scored early in the third period and Brock Faber added an insurance goal shortly thereafter to preserve a defensive clinic against Colorado.
