Things had to progress all the way to a shootout, but the Colorado Avalanche fell to their division rivals from Minnesota 2-1.

Joel Kiviranta scored to force overtime and Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for the Avalanche in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

Matt Boldy scored the winner in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Kiviranta tied it at 14:20 of the third period when he tipped Samuel Girard’s long backhander past Gustavsson.