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Recap: Colorado falls to Minnesota 2-1 in shootout
After going a perfect 6-0 on a homestand going into this game, the Colorado Avalanche saw their win streak finally came to an end on the road as they lost 2-1 to the Minnesota Wild in the shootout.
Let’s take a look at how it all happened tonight.
First Period
This game was very low event from the start with shots 6-5 in favor of the Wild through the first 20 minutes of play. It was a cautious approach with a lot of blocked shots and perimeter play. Neither team would end up scoring in this period, and we would head to the second period tied at 0-0.
Second Period
The Wild would be the ones to break the ice first. Mats Zuccarello would convert on a little 2-on-0 opportunity off of a turnover from Martin Necas in the Colorado offensive zone, giving the Wild a 1-0 lead.
Third Period
There was a greater sense of urgency at both ends of the ice and then Joel Kiviranta would eventually tie this game with about five minutes left in regulation. Sam Girard threw a backhand shot on goal on this play, and Kiviranta deflected it past the Minnesota goaltender, tying this game at 1-1. From there, we would head to overtime to decide this game.
Overtime
The 3-on-3 overtime period would not be enough to decide this game, and this game would ultimately be decided by a shootout. Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy converted on Minnesota’s first two attempts, and the Avs were unable to find the twine on either of their two attemps from Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas, so the Wild walked away with the extra point here tonight in the 2-1 final.
Takeaways
Colorado’s win streak had to come to an end at one point or another unfortunately. Honestly though, there are worse ways to have it end than on the second half of a back-to-back in the shootout, because at the very least you got a point here tonight after not being able to generate a whole lot in the second or third periods. Obviously it’s not the outcome you probably wanted, but because Colorado took care of business on the homestand that they’re coming off of, they’re still three points ahead of Minnesota and pretty solidly in third place in the Central Division for the moment.
Upcoming
Colorado heads out to Calgary on Friday, March 14th to take on the Flames. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. MT.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Expect a sunny Saturday with heat expected to build up this weekend before an even hotter work week.
Saturday forecast
Local perspective:
Winds stay light out of the south with plenty of sunshine today.
There are hints of an extremely isolated thundershower, but the chance of that happening over any given area is extremely small.
Expect highs to peak in the upper 80s with dew points in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon.
Extended forecast
What’s next:
This forecast is hot.
Highs will peak in the 90s every day this upcoming week for the Twin Cities and a large portion of the area as well.
Dew points really don’t look to surge into the 70s but mainly stay in the lower to upper 60s depending on the day of the week.
Little to no precipitation forecast this upcoming week. Expect dry and sunny days.
The Source: This story uses information from the FOX 9 weather forecast.
BEMIDJI — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development recently announced over $1.4 million in child care economic development grants, including a $200,000 award to the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
in Bemidji.
Split between 11 programs and organizations around the state, more than 80% of the awarded funds support programs in Greater Minnesota, with the aim of creating more than 1,100 new child care slots.
“Affordable, reliable child care is essential for a thriving economy,” DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek said in a release. “These grants are supporting working families by ensuring Minnesota parents are able to work knowing their child is well cared for by some of the best caregivers in the nation. We’re also helping employers retain talent and working together to establish the foundation for long-term economic vitality.”
DEED’s Child Care Economic Development Grant program provides funding to organizations and communities to invest in new or expanding child care businesses, including facility improvements, worker training, attraction, retention and licensing, and other strategies to address the child care shortage.
Since the office’s inception in July 2023, DEED has awarded over $13 million in grants to 56 organizations to fund child care startups or business expansions, resulting in over 4,000 new child care slots.
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