Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan O’Connor added goals to help the Avalanche snap a two-game skid.

After practice on Tuesday, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar was coy, not wanting to spill the beans to media. As it turns out he was saving the news for the folks on Altitude Sports Radio, as he let them know Wednesday morning that,

The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild after Nathan MacKinnon's two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Avalanche's 5-1 win

The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild after Nathan MacKinnon's two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Avalanche's 5-1 win.

Nathan MacKinnon posted two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Pride Night at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Martin Necas recorded three assists, while Artturi Lehkonen, Casey Mittelstadt and Logan O'Connor each scored a goal. In net for Colorado, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced.

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 in Denver on Wednesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche are finally back home on Wednesday after most of the team got some much-needed rest during the Four Nations Faceoff break. Wednesday's game kicks off a six-game homestand, then the Avalanche will head back on the road on March 11th.

No one loves playing the New Jersey Devils more than Mackenzie Blackwood. In their last meeting with Blackwood, the ex-Devils goaltender was still a member of the San Jose Sharks.

It’s a years-long trend since he arrived in Denver and had a breakout season when the Avs won the Stanley Cup. Just in the years since the title, Colorado is 89-30-10 during the regular season when Nichushkin plays and 46-43-6 when he doesn’t.

The puck drops between the Avs and Devils at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver. TV coverage begins at 7 p.m. on KTVD.