Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild NHL Live Stream on 8:00 pm EST Tue Mar 8, 2011. Avalanche goaltending has been just as inefficient with a league-worst 4.05 GAA in that stretch. Peter Budaj has yielded three or more goals in each of his last six starts, while newcomer Brian Elliott is 0-3-1 with a 3.94 GAA since being acquired last month from Ottawa in a goaltender swap for Craig Anderson. Where to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild NHL Live Stream. Coach Joe Sacco has juggled the lines, including playing top centers Matt Duchene and Paul Stastny alongside each other at times, but has been unsuccessful at helping the club generate more offense.
Backstrom made 23 saves in the last meeting with Colorado - a 3-2 Wild home win Feb. 9 that prevented the Avs from winning three straight in St. Paul. However, Minnesota’s struggling starter, Niklas Backstrom, is 16-4-2 with a 2.29 GAA in 22 career starts in this matchup and wouldn’t mind ending a personal three-game skid before the team heads on a four-game trip that includes key stops at Nashville and Dallas beginning Thursday. Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild NHL Live Stream, Game Preview, Prediction, Recap, Highlights. While Minnesota tries to avoid a season high-tying third straight defeat at Xcel Energy Center, Colorado is looking to end a five-game overall skid.
