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Calvin Pickard, Avalanche shut out Wild

Calvin Pickard made 32 saves for the Colorado Avalanche in a 1-0 win against the Minnesota Wild at Pepsi Center on Saturday.

It was Pickard's second NHL shutout.

Gabriel Landeskog scored a power-play goal at 10:23 of the third period. He skated down the slot to convert Matt Duchene's pass from the right side of the crease, beating Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk for his first goal in eight games (third of the season). Rookie Mikko Rantanen had the second assist for his first NHL point in 14 games.

The goal was the first for the Avalanche in 164:48, since Jarome Iginla scored at 5:35 of the first period of a 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Colorado lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Thursday.

Minnesota forward Charlie Coyle scored with 48.9 seconds left, but the goal was immediately waved off because Pickard was interfered with by Wild forward Eric Staal. The call was confirmed after video replay.

The Avalanche were 1-for-4 on the power play and are 3-for-26 in the past eight games.

The Wild killed 29 of 30 penalties this season before Landeskog scored. The Avalanche have killed 24 of 26 penalties in the past seven games (3-for-3 Saturday).

--by Rick Sadowski for NHL.com--