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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Avalanche generally outplayed the Minnesota Wild in regulation Friday but goalie Alex Stalock was perfect in the second and third periods, plus overtime and the shootout, to prevent Colorado from getting more than a point. The Wild’s 3-2 win in a shootout extended its home unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2). Game story is .

THREE STARS:

1. Alex Stalock. Former Minnesota-Duluth goalie made 28 saves plus shootout stops against Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.
2. J.T. Compher. Avs rookie forward played in every situation in 18:25 – including in the 3-on-3 OT — and scored a shorthanded goal.
3. Mikko Koivu. Wild captain had a game-high six shots and made the no-look pass for the game-tying goal.

What you might have missed: The Avs produced 30 shots to out-shoot their opponent for the fourth consecutive game.

Next up: Calgary, Saturday, 8 p.m., Pepsi Center

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Five takaways:

1. Into the Wild. The Avalanche doesn’t usually have good results against Minnesota. In the last 16 meetings, the Wild is 12-3-1 against Colorado, including six shutout victories, and has outscored the Avs 49-24. Thing is, the Avs are playing better and could easily have won this game by multiple goals. The comeback from an early 1-0 hole was impressive and the Avs now have points in five of their last seven games (3-2-1). This rivalry could get back to the heated games of 2013-14 — the last time the Avs were really good.
2. Time to shine. Colorado has become consistent — the Avs play well together and produce more scoring chances than they allow — and is 11-8-2 through the first quarter of the season. The Avs now play five consecutive home games, where they are 7-1-1 on the season. The opponents: Calgary on Saturday, Winnipeg on Wednesday, New Jersey Dec. 1, Dallas Dec. 3 and Buffalo Dec. 5. Gotta take care of business at home, and Colorado has done just that so far.
3. Center of attention. The Avs entered the game last in the 31-team NHL in faceoffs and went 22-29 (43 percent) against the Wild. Nathan MacKinnon was 13-10 and but Carl Soderberg went 1-5 and Dominic Toninato 1-7. Not a huge issue, but Colorado needs to get better in this area.
4. Identified. Make no mistake, Sven Andrighetto and Nail Yakupov are fourth-line wingers. Andrighetto logged just 10:29 and Yakupov 10:52. Their centerman, rookie Dominic Toninato, was at a team-low 8:21. This is the fourth line. In today’s NHL, fourth-liners don’t have to be bruisers willing to fight. In today’s NHL, they can be finesse forwards who aren’t where they want to be. Yakupov plays on a power-play unit but Andrighetto, who began the season as a top-six forward, had zero time on the PP and is unquestionably unhappy with his current role with the team. I tried to speak with Andrighetto about returning to the lineup Friday after being scratched in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Dallas and I briefly felt like I was in an NBA locker room. In yesterday’s NHL, fourth-line forwards accepted their role and limited minutes. Andrighetto doesn’t seem capable of being that player.
5. To the point. Defenseman Tyson Barrie got the second assist on Blake Comeau’s goal for his 208th career point, tying Rob Blake for fourth among all-time Avalanche blue-line scorers. Barrie and Blake trail John-Michael Liles (275 career points), Adam Foote (259) and Sandis Ozolinsh (253). Barrie logged 24:05 Friday, second most behind Erik Johnson’s 26:44, but technically Barrie played on the third pairing with rookie Andrei Mironov (10:44). The Avs are picking their spots with Barrie, who is regularly being tapped on the shoulder from the bench in most offensive-end faceoffs.