Wild Blow 3-0 First Period Lead, Eliminated In 5 Games To Avalanche

Well Game 5 was a thriller if you are a hockey fan. With tons of emotions for both fanbases, the Colorado Avalanche came up with a huge 4-3 win to eliminate the Minnesota Wild in the second round.

With the win, the Avalanche snapped a 17-year drought of not closing out a series on home ice.

Minnesota came out with an early lead by scoring three quick goals. Michael McCarron's goal in the first period was later overturned and ruled that he had put it in with his hand.

Not long after, Nick Foligno got the Wild back on the board with his second of the game to make it a 3-0 lead.

Nathan MacKinnon’s late-game heroics fueled a stunning Colorado comeback, erasing a dominant Minnesota start to snap a 17-year home drought and shatter the Wild’s postseason dreams in Game 5.

thehockeynews.comWild Blow 3-0 First Period Lead, Eliminated In 5 Games To AvalancheNathan MacKinnon’s late-game heroics fueled a stunning Colorado comeback, erasing a dominant Minnesota start to snap a 17-year home drought and shatter the Wild’s postseason dreams in Game 5.

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