Avs Cough Up 4 Points in Home Flop vs Wild

The Avalanche drop a massive four-point divisional game at Ball Arena, handing the Wild a 5-2 win that pulls Minnesota within striking distance in the Central. Colorado's penalty plague lets Joel Eriksson Ek torch them with a pair of power-play tallies, while Matt Boldy piles on with shorthanded daggers and empty-net insurance. Jared Bednar calls it straight - six penalties against that Wild power play exposed every flaw in the Avs' rusty post-Olympic game.