Avalanche and Wild square off to start the second round
Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) Denver; Sunday, 9 p. m.
EDT LINE: Avalanche -187, Wild +154; over/under is 5. 5 NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Avalanche host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild to open the Western Conference second round. The teams meet Sunday for the fifth time this season.
The teams tied the regular season series 2-2. In their last regular season meeting on March 8, the Avalanche won 3-2 in a shootout. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche with two goals.
Colorado is 55-16-11 overall with a 16-5-5 record against the Central Division. The Avalanche have scored 298 total goals (3. 6 per game) to rank first in the league.
Minnesota is 46-24-12 overall and 17-11-4 against the Central Division. The Wild are 10th in league play with 268 total goals (averaging 3. 3 per game).