In its most dominant offensive performance of the year, the Wild outran the Avalanche by scoring four times on the power play.
Nick Bjugstad will not suit up for the Wild. He's out with an upper-body injury after leaving Monday's loss to Colorado following a fight with Kyle Burroughs.
The Wild gave up four goals in the second period en route to the loss that ended its record home winning streak.
"It'll be good to get a small amount of fans at least in the building," winger Nick Bjugstad said. "We're excited."
The Wild finished off a four-game road trip 2-1-1 after sweeping the Vegas Golden Knights and hope to extend its 11-game winning streak at the X.
The Wild will wrap up its road trip Saturday night in Vegas.
The Wild realizes it needs to clean up its play after getting bailed out by goalie Cam Talbot throughout the 3-2 shootout win.
How the team responds after falling 4-2 to the Sharks on Wednesday to drop the first two games on this road trip will be telling.
Kahkonen hasn't played since March 20 when his nine-game win streak came to an end during a 6-0 loss at Colorado.
The Wild's struggles with face-offs dot were an issue in the 4-3 shootout loss to the Sharks, which has been a concern all season.
After a three-day break, the Wild returns to the road in San Jose. The team is on a three-game winning streak despite not playing particularly well.
Defenseman Matt Dumba back in the lineup tonight for the Wild, who will play St. Louis eight times over the final 25 games of the regular season.
Johansson will return to the lineup for the opener of a three-game homestand after missing the past 16 games with an upper-body injury.
Matt Dumba was hurt after crashing feet first into the boards. He wasn't putting weight on his right leg while being helped off the ice.
Dean Evason said Cam Talbot will start instead of Kaapo Kahkonen, who has a nine-game winning streak and just shut out Arizona. "We debated it, for sure," the coach said.
Carson Soucy was listening as the referees debated whether to toss him from the game for his hit on Arizona's Conor Garland along the boards Tuesday night.
The Wild will be trying to sweep its five-game homestand and tie a team record with an eighth straight win. Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen also has a streak on the line vs. Arizona.
Mats Zuccarello assisted on two of Kirill Kaprizov's three goals Friday in the Wild's 4-0 win over the Coyotes.
Cam Talbot and Ryan Hartman will play Friday when the Wild's homestand continues against the Coyotes.
Vegas scored twice late in the third period, but the Wild held on for a 4-3 win Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.