00:00The Avalanche and Wild just played the wildest game won in playoff history.
00:0315 goals, a 9-6 final.
00:05Cale McCarr scored twice after a scary injury.
00:08Full update in one minute on News Plus Globe.
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00:11This was supposed to be a defensive showdown.
00:14The Avalanche led the NHL in goals against.
00:16The Wild had elite goaltending.
00:18Neither showed up.
00:19Let's go.
00:20The first period was insane.
00:22Colorado jumped out 3-0, just 6 minutes and 47 seconds into the game.
00:26But the Wild stormed back.
00:28They made it 3-2 by the end of the first.
00:32Then, Minnesota took a 5-4 lead late in the second period on a shorthanded goal from Marcus Foligno.
00:38This was just the fourth game won in NHL history, with both teams scoring five or more goals through two
00:44periods.
00:44Then Cale McCarr took over.
00:46McCarr left the first period after a scary hit from Foligno.
00:49His leg flew up in the air.
00:51He tested his skating on the bench and returned for the second period.
00:54Then he scored twice in the third period, including the game winner with 2 minutes and 54 seconds left.
00:59Nathan McKinnon added an empty netter.
01:01Final score 9-6 Avalanche.
01:03Who else scored?
01:04Devin Toes had a goal and 3 assists.
01:07Nazem Khadri, Arturi Lekanen, and Sam Malinsky all had goals.
01:11For Minnesota, Quinn Hughes had a goal and 2 assists.
01:15Mats Zuccarello, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Ryan Hartman also scored.
01:1914 different players scored in total, tied for second most in a playoff game ever.
01:23That is your Wild vs. Avalanche update.
01:26Game 2 is Tuesday night at 6 o'clock p.m. Mountain Time in Denver on ESPN.
01:31Can Minnesota bounce back?
01:32Or will Colorado take a 2-0 lead?
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