Colorado Avalanche advance in the playoffs with 4-3 win over Minnesota Wild
The Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years. It comes after an impressive 4-3 come-from-behind win on Wednesday night over the Minnesota Wild.
The Avalanche came back from a 3-0 deficit at Ball Arena in Game 5 of their series and forced overtime. The Wild were 83 seconds away from forcing a Game 6, but forward Nathan MacKinnon's goal tied things up in regulation.
Defenseman Brett Kulak scored the winning goal 3:52 into the overtime period.
The last time the Avs advanced to the conference finals was in 2022, the year they won the Stanley Cup championship.
Colorado will play the winner of the Anaheim Ducks and the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference finals. The Knights currently hold a 3-2 lead in that series.
