November 17, 2011
Thursday
8:00 pm EST
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Colorado Avalanche recent struggles away from home, it’s converted 12 of 31 power-play opportunities on the road - the highest mark in the league. Colorado Avalanche' Jean-Sebastien Giguere is 0-3-2 with a 3.52 GAA over his last five visits to Minnesota. Colorado Avalanche' Semyon Varlamov stopped just 27 of 33 shots Tuesday, dropping to 0-5-1 with a 4.57 GAA this month. He made 29 saves in his only career appearance against the Wild, a 3-1 victory Nov. 13, 2009, while with Washington. Colorado Avalanche won their first six road games but have since suffered four consecutive defeats as the visiting team, falling 6-3 to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Minnesota Wild' Niklas Backstrom will look to slow down recently promoted Avalanche captain Milan Hejduk, who’s notched six points in his last four games. Hejduk has recorded five goals and three assists over a six-game point streak versus the Wild. Wild' Niklas Backstrom, in contrast, has thrived against Colorado, going 17-4-2 with a 2.28 GAA. He’s won 10 of the last 12 matchups at home. He’ll look for his momentum to carry over at home, where he’s lost back-to-back games while posting a 3.55 GAA. He improved to 3-1-0 with a 1.76 goals-against average over his last four starts - all on the road.