Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin pile up points as Avs rip Wild

Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists each while Samuel Girard added a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Mikko Rantanen, Josh Manson and Ben Meyers also scored, Cale Makar had two assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 36 saves for the Avalanche. Colorado won for the second time in three games this season.

Kirill Kaprizo