ST. PAUL Calvin Ridley Jersey Limited , Minn. (AP) r12; Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament and cartilage in his right knee in an on-ice collision, a major setback for a team with a tenuous hold on a playoff spot.The 35-year-old Koivu tore his ACL and meniscus and will have surgery on Friday, the Wild announced on Wednesday. He was hurt Tuesday night at Buffalo when he collided with Sabres forward Tage Thompson in the first period of Minnesotar17;s 5-4 shootout loss.The Wild (26-22-5), who are in fourth place in the Central Division, currently hold the first wild card spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of with one game in hand on Vancouver. Theyr17;ve taken only two of a possible six points since their bye week, though, and theyr17;ve already been without defenseman Matt Dumba for almost two months because of a ruptured right pectoralis muscle near his shoulder. Dumba, whor17;s still tied for fourth on the team with 12 goals despite his absence http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/calvin-ridley-jersey , might not return this season.Drafted out of Finland with the sixth overall pick in 2001, Koivu is in his 14th year with the Wild and atop the franchiser17;s career list in several statistical categories, including games (973), points (688), assists (487), shots (2,196), power-play points (244), short-handed points (24) and multi-point games (150). Her17;s second in team history in goals (201).This season Cheap Josh Allen Jersey , Koivu leads the Wild with 488 faceoff wins, which ranks 14th in the NHL. The Wild recalled center Joel Eriksson Ek from their AHL affiliate in Iowa to fill Koivur17;s roster spot, in advance of their game Thursday night against Edmonton. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) r12; The Colorado Avalanche broke out of their slump by beating a team struggling just as much as them.Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots to help the Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Sunday night to snap a five-game losing streak.Mikko Rantanen, Carl Soderberg and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist, and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for the Avalanche.r0;We had a strong game, the last game, too. We didnr17;t get any goals in that game, but today we were rewarded Authentic Josh Allen Jersey ,r1; Soderberg said. r0;I think right now, we have been on a losing streak, and we had to do everything better. You need to do that when your17;re on a losing streak to get the win.Ty Rattie scored in Edmontonr17;s fourth straight loss. Cam Talbot stopped 12 of 15 shots before he was replaced 5:06 intot he second period. Mikko Koskinen came on and finished with 12 saves.r0;Four games, thatr17;s the first time this year,r1; Edmonton defenseman Adam Larsson said. r0;You donr17;t want to be in this position but we are right now and we have to face it. The next game is really important.r0;This is not like last yearr17;s team. We still have a strong belief system in here. I donr17;t even want to compare it to last year.r1;Rantanen got the Avalanche started just 26 seconds into the game, converting the rebound of Nathan MacKinonr17;s shot past Talbot for his sixth of the season.r0;Itr17;s big, you get one in the first shift and you feel good about yourself,r1; Mackinnon said. r0;Those are always good when you get one early.r1;Soderberg scored on a long point shot through traffic to give make it 2-0 with 4:27 remaining in the opening period.The Avs added to their lead with a power-play goal five minutes into the second period when Kerfoot was allowed three whacks at the puck from the side of the net before scoring. That brought Koskinen in to replace Talbot.Colorado kept coming with another goal midway through the second period, as Rantanen fed it in front for Barrie http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-josh-allen-jersey , who scored his first goal of the season. Rantanen regained the lead in the NHL scoring race on the play with his 26th point.It was also Barrier17;s 62nd career goal, tying him with Rob Blake for third among defensemen in Avalanche franchise history.r0;That one is cool because Blake was my favorite defenseman growing up,r1; Barrie said. r0;I wore No. 4 growing up because of him, and I ended up playing for Colorado. Itr17;s special.r1;Edmonton broke Varlamovr17;s shutout bid midway through the third when Rattie tipped home Adam Larssonr17;s point shot.NOTES: It was the first of three meetings between the two teams, with the other two taking place in Colorado. r30; Edmonton had gone 5-0-1 against the Avalanche in their previous six meetings. r30; The Oilers assigned 20-year-old forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto to Bakersfield of the AHL on Saturday and recalled Cooper Marody earlier on Sunday. r30; Barrie recorded his 200th NHL assist.UP NEXTAvalanche: Host Boston on Wednesday night.Oilers: Host Montreal on Tuesday night.
