[Preview courtesy of David, since Joe is crying in the fetal position ahead of his Torts final tonight. Oh god oh god oh god... - Joe]
The Avalanche visit the Minnesota Wild tonight at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have been quite good this year. The Avs? Not so much. The Wild's leading goal scorer is this guy. You might remember him; he used to play for the Avs, but they let him go this summer so they could sign this guy. He doesn't lead the Avs in goals, but he's got the Avs' lone goal against the Wild this year. He's also on the IR.
The Wild are just 20th best in the league in scoring, although I believe that's better than 28th. That's the best news. The Wild are also ranked 2nd in goals against (vs 15th for the Avs) and 2nd on the PP (21st for Colorado). Meanwhile, or 18th ranked PP will go up against the best PK in the league. Happy Monday.