Matt Boldy scored the winner in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Mats Zuccarello scored in regulation and in the shootout for the Wild, while Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves.

Pulling off a victory against a division rival despite key injuries helped steady the Wild amid a tenuous stretch in the schedule.

Minnesota protected its playoff position and moved closer to the third-place spot in the Central that Colorado swiped last week.