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Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Cooke puts a one handed shot on goal in front of Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene in the first period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 0469 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Cooke, left and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie tangle up on the far boards in the first period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 0478 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter, right, of Switzerland, eyes the puck as he tries to keep Colorado Avalanche' s Daniel Briere at bay in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Minnesota Wild's Jason Pominville, left, and Mikael Granlund, of Finland, celebrate Pominville's goal off Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, top, of Russia, watches as teammate Erik Johnson tries to keep the puck out of the reach of Minnesota Wild players in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, left, of Russia, and Nathan MacKinnon join Minnesota Wild's Mikael Granlund, right, of Finland, in a search for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Colorado Avalanche's Maxime Talbot, right, attempts to slow up Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter in a race for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson checks Minnesota Wild center Jake Dowell to the ice in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 1250 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise gets high-fives from the bench after scoring against Colorado Avalanche in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 2028 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter sends a shot over the left shoulder of Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov for a goal in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 2649 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter gets love from left wing Zach Parise after scoring on a slap shot against Colorado Avalanche who in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 2700 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nick Holden exchange unpleasantries in the first period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 0841 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper deflects a shot from Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene in the first period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. Kuemper would blank Colorado Avalanche by turning back 16 shots. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 1009 wild aves )

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon looks at the replay of his goal against Colorado Avalanche as he takes a swig of water in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 1496 wild aves )

Colorado Avalanche's Erik Johnson, center, defends as Minnesota Wild's Charlie Coyle, right, attempts to shoot on goalie Reto Berra of Switzerland in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won 5-0. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Avalanche Wild Hockey )

Linesman Mike Cvik tries to convince Colorado Avalanche center Maxime Talbot and Minnesota Wild center Jake Dowell that fighting is bad in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 1753 wild aves )

Colorado Avalanche left wing Alex Tanguay looks on as the Minnesota Wild celebrates its fifth goal of the night in the second period of the Wild's opener at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) ( jea 2741 wild aves )