Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in a shootout, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, and grabbing a crucial extra standings point between these two division rivals.

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.

The Wild are still waiting for a breakthrough for their offense, but that didn’t prevent them from outscoring the Avalanche. They outlasted typically potent Colorado, 2-1 in a shootout Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center to end the Avalanche’s six-game surge while gaining ground in the Western Conference playoff race.