Ross Colton posted two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at Ball Arena on Friday. Oliver Kylington added a pair of assists while Valeri Nichushkin, Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury each scored for the Avs.

UMD sprinter Kate Fitzgerald received the NSIC Elite 18 Award, presented to the athletic competing at the conference championship with the highest grade-point average. The UMD men were eighth in a field of 11 with 48 points, while the women were seventh of 13, scoring 30 points. The host Mavericks won both meets decisively.

Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury scored 52 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and the Colorado Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 on Friday night to pull even with the third-place Wild in the Central Division.

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