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Colorado Avalanche Outlast Wild 9-6 in High-Scoring Opener

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in a high-scoring Game 1, overcoming a brief 5-4 deficit late in the second period.

Colorado rallied for three unanswered goals in the third period to secure a 9-6 victory over Minnesota. The Avalanche scored eight different goals, led by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri, while Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves. Minnesota, led by Jesper Wallstedt's 34 saves, had six goals from players including Marcus Johansson and Ryan Hartman. The 15 combined goals marked the most ever in a Wild playoff game. raccoongame.org