NHL's hottest teams clash when Avalanche visit Wild

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The top three teams in the NHL reside in the Central Division, and two of them face off Sunday when the Minnesota Wild host the Colorado Avalanche in Saint Paul, Minn.

Colorado, with 57 points, is atop the league standings and is riding a four-game winning streak. The only team hotter than the Avalanche is Minnesota, which has won seven in a row after beating Edmont