The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

Although Marc-Andre Fleury will get the start Saturday against Nashville as the Wild begin a two-game road trip, Gustavsson will be in the net a few days later. Gustavsson is in the midst of a three-game slump in which he's gone 0-3-0 with a 5.

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David Jiricek making his Wild debut, the back end was sure to be at least part

Filip Gustavsson has been better than most people's expectations this year after finishing last season with a .899 SV% and GAA of 3.06. His 14.8 goals saved above expected highlights his surprising improvement,

Logan O’Connor put the Avs on the board first with his fifth of the season at 3:46 of the opening period. Josh Manson caught the Wild in the middle of a line change and turned a Minnesota clearing attempt into a pass to O’Connor behind the defense.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots ... scored Colorado's third goal in a span of 4:25 of the third period to put the Avs on top 6-1. Avalanche: Colorado saw its 7-0-1 streak snapped in a loss at Chicago on Wednesday night. But the Avs looked like ...

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The Minnesota Wild played host to the Colorado Avalanche for the first time this season on Thursday, Jan. 9, and the Wild caught the Avalanche in their second half of a back-to-back where they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first game.

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Colorado Avalanche for their first season ... and several other players. Filip Gustavsson was in as Marc-André Fleury was questionable with an illness but did ...

The Colorado Avalanche finish their first back ... defenseman Declan Chisholm behind his own net and finding space on Filip Gustavsson's far side. Minnesota responded just over a minute and ...

Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6 ...

Ferguson was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Sunday. Minnesota recalled Ferguson on an emergency basis to occupy the backup role behind Marc-Andre Fleury in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Nashville. Ferguson's demotion to the minors likely bodes well for the availability of Filip Gustavsson (illness) ahead of Monday's road matchup versus Colorado.