Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Minnesota Wild center Charlie Coyle, right, tangle as they chase the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Colorado Avalanche left wing Patrick Bordeleau (58) controls the puck past Minnesota Wild defenseman Keith Ballard (2) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
P.A. Parenteau #15 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck against Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452530547 )
Nino Niederreiter #22 of the Minnesota Wild and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche fight during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452539329 )
Jonas Brodin #25 of the Minnesota Wild and Brad Malone #42 of the Colorado Avalanche skate after the puck as linesman Ryan Galloway #82 gets out of the way during the first period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540649 )
Josh Harding #37 of the Minnesota Wild defends a shot by John Mitchell #7 of the Colorado Avalanche as Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the first period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452530549 )
Colorado Avalanche goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, right, uses his stick to get the puck away from Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter (22), of Switzerland, as Avalanche defenseman Cory Sarich watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Matt Cooke #24 of the Minnesota Wild checks Cory Sarich #16 of the Colorado Avalanche into the boards during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540061 )
Jan Hejda #8 of the Colorado Avalanche and Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild skate after the puck during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452539181 )
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, right, of Sweden, and right wing P.A. Parenteau, left, celebrate Landeskog's empty-net goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The Avalanche won 3-1. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Jamie McGinn #11 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck against Marco Scandella #6 of the Minnesota Wild after a rebound off Josh Harding #37 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452530539 )
Erik Haula #56 of the Minnesota Wild controls the puck against Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. Haula made his NHL debut as the Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540069 )
Dany Heatley #15, Nino Niederreiter #22 and Erik Haula #56 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Heatley as Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche look on during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452539331 )
Marco Scandella #6 of the Minnesota Wild controls the puck against Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540643 )
Matt Cooke #24 of the Minnesota Wild and Cory Sarich #16 of the Colorado Avalanche skate after the puck as Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 of the Colorado Avalanche defends the net during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452539183 )
Minnesota Wild left wing Dany Heatley, right, celebrates after scoring against Colorado Avalanche goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere as Wild center Erik Haula, top left, joins the celebration during the second period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild and Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche skate after the puck during the second period of the game on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540641 )
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cory Sarich (16) holds Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Cooke (24) off the puck as Avalanche goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere (35) covers the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The Avalanche won 3-1. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Minnesota Wild's goaltender Niklas Backstrom (32) and Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd (16) keep their eyes on the rebound during the first period of an NHL game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods) ( Wild Jets Hockey )
Jamie McGinn #11, Nathan MacKinnon #29, Semyon Varlamov #1 and P.A. Parenteau #15 of the Colorado Avalanche congratulate teammate Jean-Sebastien Giguere #35 after a win of the game against the Minnesota Wild on November 29, 2013 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Avalanche defeated the Wild 3-1. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 452540065 )