Photos: Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota Wild 4-2, Jan. 11, 2014
January 11, 2014
Colorado Avalanche's Jamie McGinn (11) watches as a shot by Colorado Avalanche's Ryan O'Reilly sails into the net past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, for the tie-breaking goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. The Avalanche won 4-2. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Minnesota Wild's Matt Cooke shoots a puck past Colorado Avalanche's Erik Johnson, which goalie Semyon Varlamov stopped in the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Mikael Granlund of the Minnesota Wild passes the puck away from Jan Hejda and Cody McLeod of the Colorado Avalanche during the second period. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 78025390 )
Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild looks on as the shot by Ryan O'Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche gets past him during the third period. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 78025405 )
Matt Cooke of the Minnesota Wild controls the puck against Andre Benoit of the Colorado Avalanche during the third period. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ( 78025409 )
Colorado Avalanche's Ryan O'Reilly, left, and Karl Stollery celebrate O'Reilly's tie-breaking goal off Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, during the third period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Colorado Avalanche's Ryan Wilson, left, leaves Minnesota Wild's Dany Heatley on the ice as he skates away after a collision in the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, right, of Russia, stands by as Minnesota Wild's Dany Heatley crashes into the goal during the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Minnesota Wild's Charlie Coyle looks for the rebound as Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, of Russia, defects a shot into the air in the first period.(AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
Colorado Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, right, and Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin, of Sweden, gets tangled up along the boards in the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )
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