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Colorado's top line scores 4 in 5-1 win over Minnesota

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Wild 5-1, ending the Wild's five-game winning streak.

Credit: AP

Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman, front, jostles with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram for position in front of goaltender Philipp Grubauer in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado's top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen combined for four goals, and the Avalanche beat Minnesota 5-1, ending the Wild's five-game winning streak.

Rantanen scored twice for the Avalanche. Joonas Donskoi also scored for Colorado, finishing a breakaway with his eighth goal of the season at 1:57 of the third. Victor Rask scored for Minnesota,