MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2
Associated PressST. PAUL, Minn. — Kurtis MacDermid scored the winning goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night. “It’s not necessarily part of my job, but it’s always nice to be able to help my team offensively,” said MacDermid, who scored his first of the season and now has 10 goals in 225 career games. “To be able to go out and get the big one, all the guys were excited on the bench.” Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who are 0-4-2 in their last six games. Right now, we can’t get out of our own way.” Much of the drama in the leadup to Friday’s game involved Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who was cautioned by the NHL not to wear a specially designed mask for the team’s Native American Heritage night.