DENVER -- Gabriel Landeskog scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night and a 2-0 series lead. Antti Raanta Coyotes Jersey . The Wild were unable to contain the quickness of teenager Nathan MacKinnon, who had a goal and three assists. Stastny, the star of Game 1, also had a goal and three assists. His empty-netter sealed the win after Marco Scandella made it a one-goal game with 1:19 remaining. Charlie Coyle also scored early for the Wild. Game 3 is Monday in Minnesota. Landeskogs second goal of the game gave Colorado a 3-1 lead with 8:01 remaining in the second and led the Wild to pull erratic starter Ilya Bryzgalov. Backup Darcy Kuemper stopped all 14 shots he faced, possibly opening up a goaltender controversy. Varlamov bottled up the Wild most of the night to help Colorado hold serve at home. The Avs are 12-0 in playoff series when capturing the first two contests since relocating to the Mile High City in 1995-96. The 18-year-old MacKinnon is having quite an NHL post-season debut. The Wild simply couldnt slow down the speedy MacKinnon, the first pick in the draft last summer. He blew past Wild defenders all evening and now has seven points in the series. In the opening game, Colorado rallied for a 5-4 win when Stastny scored the tying goal with 13.4 seconds remaining and then the OT winner. This time, no late-game theatrics were necessary. No bold decisions by coach Patrick Roy, either. Roys goalie simply played that well and only got stronger as the game went along. So, too, did the chants of "Varly, Varly, Varly," from the capacity crowd. Varlamov showed the form that led to 41 wins in the regular season, which broke Roys team record. He allowed a late goal by Scandella, but Stastny ended any drama with his goal in the waning seconds. Roy kept the line of Landeskog, Stastny and MacKinnon together. No surprise, really, since the trio shined since being paired late in Game 1. They combined for 10 points on Saturday. Landeskog scored his first goal of the game on a nifty no-look pass from MacKinnon. He added another when MacKinnon beat a Wild defender, dished it over to Stastny, who made a spin pass to Landeskog. The captain lined it over Bryzgalovs shoulder. That was the end of Bryzgalovs night as Minnesota coach Mike Yeo sent in Kuemper. Bryzgalov struggled in both games in Colorado, giving up eight goals on 45 shots. Coyle put the Wild up on a crazy play early in the first period. Mikko Koivu sent a pass toward the goal that bounced off Varlamovs stick and hit a hard-charging Coyle just before he and defenceman Jan Hejda crashed into the goal, knocking the net off its pegs. The officials reviewed the play and confirmed Coyles second goal of the series. Two minutes later, MacKinnon took a pass at his own blue line, flew past two Wild players at centre ice, weaved between two defenders and lined a shot over Bryzgalovs arm. The Avalanche have adopted the motto "Why not us?" this season, putting the mantra on shirts, ball caps and even flashing it on the scoreboard. The slogan took root when Roy posed that question when he first came on board. It was taken to heart in October after former Avs defenceman Ray Bourque addressed the team at his restaurant in Boston. "This motto became pretty big and something we started to believe in," Maxime Talbot said. "So, why not us?" NOTES: Wild F Dany Heatley was a scratch. ... Colorado will likely be without its leading scorer Matt Duchene (knee) for this series, Roy said after the morning skate. ... Roy said F John Mitchell (head) is "not close" to a return. ... The Avs are now 6-0-1 against the Wild this season. ... Avalanche F P.A. 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Burkes Flames are one of several teams involved in heavy trade speculation going into next Wednesdays 3pm et deadline, with the most prominent name in play being forward Michael Cammalleri.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Denvers defence features five Pro Bowlers in pass rushers Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware and defensive backs Chris Harris Jr., Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward.And now the Broncos are getting their MVP back.Top tackler Brandon Marshall is expected to return to the lineup for Sundays playoff game against Indianapolis (12-5) after missing the last 2 1/2 games with a sprained right foot.Today I felt the best, Marshall said Friday after sprinting for the first time since the injury. Today was the day that I really woke up and it felt better. I was more confident going out to practice and when I was running it felt great.Marshall said he made daily progress since returning to the football field Wednesday.Yesterday I took a step, today I took two steps, Marshall said.Coach John Fox listed Marshall as questionable for the game, yet all signs point to him playing. Although the coaches and medical staff will have a say, in my mind, I can go, Marshall said.It would be pretty big being able to have him back, Ware said. Hes that linebacker thats calling plays, making big plays, and hes that big playmaker that we need.Andrew Luck is certainly preparing to face Marshall, whom he called a stud.Depending on how much — and how well — he can play, Marshall could return to his every-down role or he might play mostly on passing downs with rookie Todd Davis playing the weakside in the base defence.Several teammates have talked this week about how much it would mean for Marshall to return and help corral Luck and his terrific tight ends, Colby Fleener and Dwayne Allen. Thats been a sore spot for Denver this season — opposing tight ends have collected nine TDs.Its a great compliment to know that your teammates think highly of you, Marshall said. I guess Ive made an impact on everybody to make them think that way. Im just happy, I guess a guy people look for to make plays on this team.Marshall, toiling on the Broncos practice squad last season, emerged as the ffulcrum of Denvers defence while filling in for linebacker Danny Trevathan, who led the team in tackles last year but sustained a series of knee injuries. Darcy Kuemper Jersey. He did more than step it up, safety Rahim Moore said. I mean, hes playing like hes been in the league seven, eight years. Hes playing at an All-Pro level.Marshall led the Broncos (12-4) with 110 tackles in the regular season, including 88 solo and 11 for loss. He also broke up nine passes and collected two sacks. Jack Del Rio said hes among the top few linebackers in the NFL and Harris called him the MVP of Denvers star-studded defence.Marshall sprained his right foot against San Diego on Dec. 14, an injury that provided extra impetus for Denver securing the bye so they didnt have to play without him wild-card weekend.Were grateful that we got the bye week, Miller said.Davis, who only joined the team at midseason, started in his place against Cincinnati and Oakland, playing much better in the latter.I thought he did well. I thought definitely improved from Game 1 to Game 2, Marshall said. Todds a smart guy, a smart, physical guy. I know hes capable of playing and I know hes hungry. He wants it. Thats the thing I like about him the most.Harris said Marshall helped him from the sideline between series: He was like an extra coach out there, doing everything he could to get me right.While working diligently to get back on the field himself.Notes: DE Quanterus Smith was ruled out for Sundays game after his surgically repaired left knee acted up Thursday. He was held out of Fridays workout, becoming the only player to miss practice all week. Our medical staff is looking at it and they think its best for him and us that hes out for the Indy game, Fox said. ... Former Broncos John Lynch and Terrell Davis are among finalists for the Hall of Fame vote at months end. Ive been rooting for them for some time, Fox said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '