Wild-Colorado game recap

Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz was a star of the game with 25 saves, including a shutout in the shootout.

January 18, 2022 at 2:21AM
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz, left, makes a glove-save of a shot off the stick of Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov, right, to end the shootout of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz, left, made a glove-save of a shot off the stick of Kirill Kaprizov to end the shootout. (David Zalubowski, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

Star Tribune's three stars

1. Pavel Francouz, Avalanche: The goalie made 25 stops in relief and blocked all three Wild attempts in the shootout.

2. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger scored two game-tying goals in the third period.

3. Kaapo Kahkonen, Wild: The goalie picked up 35 saves, including 14 in a first period dominated by the Avalanche.

By the numbers

12 Times the Wild has scored this season during 6-on-5 situations, which is tops in the NHL.

100 Goals for Kevin Fiala in his NHL career after his second-period tally.

400 Career games for Ryan Hartman.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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