Two of the best plays against the Wild began on Josh Manson’s stick. One got the offensive part started, and the other was an exclamation point.

Logan O’Connor put the Avs on the board first with his fifth of the season at 3:46 of the opening period. Josh Manson caught the Wild in the middle of a line change and turned a Minnesota clearing attempt into a pass to O’Connor behind the defense.

Yakov Trenin scored against his former team early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday.

"Yeah, they’re banged up over there," Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson said on the Wild. "That’s not their full team but it’s nice to come into a back-to-back and find that energy, find that burst, especially in the third period, right where you feel like you might be slowing down."

Colorado's Artturi Lehkonen is congratulated on his goal by Josh Manson (42) on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center while Wild winger Mats Zuccarello and goalie Filip Gustavsson are unhappy during their 6-1 loss.

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David Jiricek making his Wild debut, the back end was sure to be at least part

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Colorado Avalanche for their first season meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 9. The Wild were still without Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon, and Jakub Lauko.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, center, skates with the puck as Minnesota Wild right wing Mats ...

The Colorado Avalanche finish their first back-to-back series of the new year 1-1-0. After a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, they came ready to play against the Minnesota Wild, who currently sit at 4th in the league and 2nd in the western conference.

The lingering evidence of the blocked shot that shelved Josh Manson for most ... zone with his back to the Minnesota end. With a Wild forechecker to his left, Manson quickly spun to his right ...

On Presidents’ Day afternoon, the Minnesota Wild travelled to Denver, Colorado, to take on the Colorado Avalanche. These two teams met two weeks ago, and the Avalanche won 6-1.

DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche need another defenseman before the trade deadline comes and goes. That much was obvious in their 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday.