Avalanche try to get back on track against desperate Wild

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The Colorado Avalanche will try to bounce back from a surprise loss when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Colorado is coming off a 4-1 setback Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Avalanche fired 46 shots compared with 25 shots for the Blue Jackets but came unglued during a second period in which Columbus scored three goa