Overview
- Colorado, which trailed 3-0 after the first period Wednesday in Denver, beat Minnesota 4-3 on Brett Kulak’s goal 3:52 into overtime to take the series 4-1.
- Nathan MacKinnon tied it with 1:23 left in regulation, the latest tying goal in a potential series clincher in Avalanche history according to NHL PR.
- Coach Jared Bednar replaced starter Mackenzie Blackwood after the opening period, and Scott Wedgewood stopped all seven shots he faced the rest of the way.
- Depth scorers swung the game as Parker Kelly and Jack Drury pulled Colorado within one before Kulak buried Martin Necas’s feed for his first goal with the team.
- Up next, Colorado faces the Vegas Golden Knights after Vegas advanced Thursday, setting a West Final that arrives with needed rest and lingering health questions for the Avs.