DENVER-- Calvin Pickard made 32 saves for the Colorado Avalanche in a 1-0 win against the Minnesota Wild at Pepsi Center on Saturday.
Pickard's second NHL shutout helped the Avalanche (5-5-0) end a two-game losing streak; they lost four of their previous five games.
"We had to make this a big game for us against a good rival," said Pickard, who has won all three of his starts this season in place of Semyon Varlamov. "We couldn't let another game slip away from us. So 0-0 going into the third, you could tell we took the next step and really played urgent. It's a big win."
Calvin Pickard, Avalanche shut out Wild
Goalie makes 32 saves, Gabriel Landeskog scores only goal
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