The Wild took a 1-0 lead midway through the second when they capitalized on a turnover by Necas in his defensive zone. Boldy poked the puck to Marco Rossi, who pushed it ahead to a charging Zuccarello. His high wrist shot beat Blackwood over the shoulder.

Matt Boldy scored the winner in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Kiviranta tied it at 14:20 of the third period when he tipped Samuel Girard’s long backhander past Gustavsson.

Minnesota protected its playoff position and moved closer to the third-place spot in the Central that Colorado swiped last week.