The Wild defeated the Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night in Denver. Tyson Jost scored twice in the first period on power plays. Nic Petan, Vladislav Firstov and Brandon Duhaime had goals in the last six minutes of the second period.
Wild takes 5-2 exhibition victory from Avalanche in Denver; Tyson Jost scores twice
September 28, 2022 at 12:17PM
Zane McIntyre played in the nets for the Wild the final 30 minutes and shut out the Avalanche.
Also on Tuesday, the Wild released forwards Tanner Kaspick, Ty Ronning and Mike O'Leary, defensemen Turner Ottenbreit and Benjamin Finkelstein, and goaltender C.J. Motte from their professional tryouts.
They will report to Iowa's training camp.
The Wild are off to one of the best starts in franchise history, and Kirill Kaprizov is tied for the NHL scoring lead.
