Not surprisingly the stars are leading the way for the Avalanche with Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Nečas and Cale Makar all with 30 points and are top-ten in the NHL for scoring. Inexplicably Makar has yet to score a power play goal this season, though MacKinnon cashed in on the man advantage in the previous game at least.

The matchup between two of the league’s hottest teams lived up to the hype as Minnesota beat Colorado 3-2 in a shootout.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Minnesota Wild after the Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime. Minnesota is 13-7-4 overall and 4-2-1 against the Central Division. The Wild have a 3-1-4 record in one-goal games.

Ojibwe is an indigenous language of the Algonquian family spoken by the Anishinaabe people in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. and Canada, according to the NHL. The broadcast was carried out in celebration of Native American Heritage Day.

The Avalanche were able to come back from a 2-1 lead to force extra time, but it wasn’t enough as the shootouts still haunt the Avalanche, and they fall 3-2

Expert recap and game analysis of the Buffalo Sabres vs. Minnesota Wild NHL game from November 29, 2025 on ESPN.