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00:0015-goal game.
00:01What a thrill to watch.
00:04Yes, yeah, yes, yes, for Volstead after allowing nine goals, eight really.
00:09One was an empty netter.
00:10John Hines has to make the difficult decision and go with Philip Gustafsson.
00:15And then instantly Colorado in the game.
00:17First shot on goal.
00:19And Marty H is going to blow through everybody here to score the first goal of the game.
00:24And I didn't think there was anything really wrong with what Minnesota or how they played.
00:28In fact, you tell me, to me, this is one on four.
00:30Yeah, but they steer him to the middle of the ice.
00:32Nate just is on his backhand.
00:33There are five guys surrounding him.
00:34He's not going anywhere.
00:35They need a save there.
00:36Right.
00:36You can break this down a million ways a Sunday.
00:38It's not going to change that.
00:39He's in the middle of the slot area.
00:41And he's on his backhand.
00:42And it's a backhand to the net there.
00:43They need a save there in that instance there.
00:45So not the start you want if you're Gustafsson.
00:47The guy hasn't played in three weeks.
00:49His last five regular season starts on the road.
00:52He gave up four or more goals every game.
00:55So maybe that's part of the reason that Hines went with the rookie to start.
00:58But, Mess, you talked in the pregame about playing without the puck.
01:01Yeah, whoever plays best without the puck in this series is going to win.
01:04And we saw on the second goal on Kiprasov where Colorado got out of their structure.
01:11Kaprizov got out of the structure.
01:12And we're going to look at it here.
01:13We're going to go to the big board, PK.
01:15Oh, I'm still here.
01:15I'll come with everybody.
01:16I'll come right over.
01:17So let's have a look at that opening face-off at neutral zone.
01:20It's a party of the big board.
01:21Here we go.
01:21Let's go.
01:22Let's roll that right there.
01:23We got it.
01:23The number one thing you have to have is trust.
01:25Look at this here.
01:26On the lost draw.
01:28Centerman takes the centerman.
01:29This winger's going here.
01:30This winger's going over here.
01:32The two defensemen are responsible for the wingers.
01:35Watch Kale Makar, one of the best players in the league.
01:37He's got his man.
01:38He's got his man.
01:39He's got his man.
01:40Oh, no, he doesn't.
01:40He starts puck watching here.
01:42He tries to do too much.
01:44Takes his partner's man and look who gets the puck there.
01:48Wow.
01:48Kaprizov.
01:49Kaprizov.
01:49Great breakdown.
01:50Puts it in there.
01:51And that is not the way you do.
01:52You have to be responsible.
01:54You have to trust each other.
01:56You have to be in position in order to cover the ice collectively as five-man unit.
02:01When one person's out of place there, it's like a sour note in a symphony.
02:04Everybody can see it.
02:05And that's what happened on that goal.
02:06I thought that was important.
02:08The Minnesota really wants to get Kaprizov going.
02:10Didn't have a great first round.
02:11Not a great first game here.
02:12So, he gets them going.
02:13All excited.
02:14And that Minnesota's penalty killing.
02:16Nothing to show for it.
02:16Yeah, their penalty kill wasn't great.
02:18And actually, Mess, I'm going back to the ball.
02:20Okay, let's go.
02:20Two trips to the ball.
02:21Well, we have to because their penalty kill hasn't gotten it done.
02:24And if you want to win in the playoffs, your special teams have to get it done.
02:28So, watch this.
02:28Keep your eye on Middleton and Faber here.
02:31Middleton has got a battle going on.
02:32Two on two here.
02:33He doesn't win it.
02:35Okay, McKinnon's a great player.
02:36Puck comes up to the half ball.
02:37Now, watch Brock Faber.
02:39McCart pulls this.
02:40Brock Faber's got to be on his horse.
02:42This is a big gap to close for Natchez here.
02:44He's too far.
02:45He's too deep.
02:46And he can't be in the middle of the ice.
02:48This is no man's land here.
02:49I need him to get up in this area.
02:51He doesn't.
02:53Middleton's got to take away the low ice.
02:56Is this the defensive side?
02:57I don't know where he is here.
02:58But this is way too far of a distance for him to take that.
03:01Go ahead and run it.
03:02Watch what Natchez does here.
03:04He kicks it down low.
03:05No man's land.
03:06No man's land.
03:07Pucks in the back of the net.
03:08This is structure.
03:10This is detail.
03:11These are assignments.
03:12They got to be spot on when you're playing the best team in the league right now.
03:17You want to be the best?
03:17You want to beat the best?
03:19You got to be detailed in your structure.
03:21They're going to create their own chances because both teams have unbelievably skilled players.
03:24If you start getting out of your structure, making mistakes defensively, not picking up the right man,
03:30not back checking and getting your...
03:31This is going to be like the old 1980s there.
03:3510-8 games again with Calgary and Edmonton or whoever.
03:39But there are too many breakdowns right now for this time of year.
03:42Minnesota looks like they really missed Brodine.
03:44Well, we just gave two breakdowns.
03:46So, you know what?
03:47Maybe they'll get the point.
03:48Maybe they'll get better here.
03:48Why is Matt Sardine smiling in such a big way?
03:52The Maple Leafs had a huge victory tonight.
03:54We'll tell you about it.
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04:18If ever a pro sports franchise is needed a victory after a press conference yesterday,
04:25it is the Toronto Maple Leafs.
04:28They were able to hop up over Vancouver.
04:31And the Maple Leafs will draft first in the upcoming draft, which, by the way, will be in nearby Buffalo.
04:37Massive victory for the Leafs today.
04:39Yeah.
04:40I mean, this could be an altering shift for them and their organization.
04:43I mean, they have some pieces there.
04:44But I think that they've got a lot of work to do with this roster.
04:48But, hey, you get a first overall pick.
04:50That's a hell of a start.
04:51Oh, it sure is.
04:52You think about the fan base, the excitement, bringing a player of this caliber into a team
04:56that had some struggles last year.
04:58It's going to change a lot of things that they're going to do going into this summer
05:02and going into the draft.
05:04Last time they had the number one overall was Austin Matthews.
05:07They need to go get some deep.
05:08They need to do some work on the defense and retool their goaltending.
05:12Don't get me started on them.
05:13Pass on McKenna.
05:15Look for a defense.
05:16Well, I'm not saying do that.
05:17Okay.
05:17I didn't say do that.
05:19This has been the expedient first in the mission of work.
05:21Okay.
05:32Welcome back to the Stanley Cup playoffs on ESPN, presented by Geico.
05:36Set for the start of the second period, the Avalanche trying to take it two games to Nunley.
05:41Have a 2-1 lead on the Minnesota Wild.
05:44Time for winning ingredients brought to you by Chipotle.
05:46This is the opening, basically the opening shift of the game.
05:50This is called diving in.
05:51Zuccarello dives in at McKinnon.
05:53You cannot take that route against a player like McKinnon.
05:56The puck's in the back here and at the Avalanche are up one.
05:59And then watch.
06:00This is later on in the period.
06:01Zuccarello, this is a soft walk.
06:03He doesn't dive in.
06:04He sets his route up to return back and be able to shut the rush down.
06:08Completely different than the first goal.
06:10Great stuff on the adjustment.
06:11And then Kaprizov ties the game right off the breakaway, right after the Avalanche went up one-nothing.
06:16And then the bang, bang, one-touch play from McKinnon to Landeskog.
06:20It's 2-1 Colorado going into the second.
06:22But, Bob, listen.
06:24Minnesota's fine.
06:24Yeah, they're not in the driver's seat, but they're still well in this game and have the ability to win
06:29it.
06:29You're going into the second period only down one against a team as good as Colorado is at home.
06:34You're fine.
06:35Sit back.
06:36Let the game come to you.
06:37You still want to pressure the Avs, but you've still got a lot of traction left to try and win
06:41this game.
06:42That's Eric Johnson on Bob Weschusen.
06:44Leah Hextall is with us as well.
06:46Second period underway.
06:48And both teams with their top five on the ice to begin the second as Kaprizov sails one around the
06:54glass.
06:54Kept in right point by Faber.
06:56It's reversed.
06:58Natchez picks it up.
06:59Skates to stick.
07:00Leket in.
07:01Onto the stick of Natchez.
07:03Springs it across.
07:04Drags to the corner.
07:05Fanned on the hard around as he's checked by Faber who tries to kick the puck up the boards.
07:11Left in the corner by Quinn Hughes.
07:13Stabbed at by Faber.
07:14Stabbed knocked out of the air with the glove over the shoulder by Hartman, but not past Taves.
07:19Here's McKinnon.
07:20Centering pass.
07:21Pops up in the air.
07:21And it's handled and tossed out all the way down.
07:25But this will be an icing call as we check in with Leah.
07:29Bob, the Avalanche power play went one for one in the first period.
07:32And as EJ mentioned, off the Gabriel Landeskog goal, he's such a great option in the middle of the ice
07:37with that right-handed shot and the one touch.
07:40I spoke with Minnesota Wild assistant coach Pat Dwyer in the intermission.
07:43He handles the kill.
07:45I said, how do you want to adjust on that?
07:46He said, we have to hold.
07:48Our strong side defense can't be chasing.
07:50We made it too easy.
07:52They may have the extra men, but they'll beat us all day long if we don't adjust.
07:55Kaprizov read that play.
07:57He jumps through the neutral zone.
07:59Leans in on the Chushka who does well to ride him to the glass.
08:03The set-up, though.
08:05Put a long wrister into the glove of Wedgwood from Spurgeon with a big hit in front.
08:09There's so much, it seems, EJ, about all the points the coaches are making pregame and now even to Leah.
08:17Defensive responsibilities because of the weapons that both teams have.
08:20You don't want to trade chances, right?
08:22And this is trading a chance.
08:24Colorado has all this possession.
08:25You cannot make a blind pass in the middle against Kirill Kaprizov.
08:29They'll make you pay.
08:29They don't on this particular play, but you cannot give other teams freebies like that off the offensive zone faceoff.
08:35Now Molenski made sure to simply lob that one out center circle.
08:40Brock Nelson leaves it right in front of the Minnesota bench.
08:43Vanille Uroff looked for Boldy.
08:46And now it's settled down by Spurgeon.
08:49There it's Spurgeon now number one all-time in playoff games played in Minnesota Wild history with the injury to
08:55Brodine.
08:55That shot by Walsk.
08:58Backhand to forehand.
08:59The quick release by Nick Boll.
09:01Nick Smith with Bob Brodine.
09:16We talk about no freebies.
09:18This puck has to get in.
09:19You cannot direct it into the middle.
09:21You have to chip it down the wall.
09:22Colorado goes the other way.
09:24And it's a bang shot right off the backhand to the forehand by Nick Waugh.
09:30It's the release that catches Gustafson off guard.
09:33But you can't turn the puck over in the middle of the ice to Colorado.
09:36It's 3-1 halves.
09:38Let's see how Gustafson responds.
09:41Trenya chips it.
09:43Autistic courtesy of Molenski.
09:44Gave it away.
09:45McCarron centering pass all the way through.
09:47Petrie with a try.
09:49That's a flicked and wide.
09:51Side of the net.
09:52Covered with the glove by Wedgwood.
09:54The first two shots of the night for Colorado end up in the net in the first period.
10:00And now the first shot of the second period.
10:03Nick Waugh beats Gustafson.
10:05And it's a two-goal lead.
10:06Ross Colton took that heavy slap shot from Jeff Petrie right off the hand.
10:12Petrie's got a bomb.
10:13He steps into it.
10:14Look at Colton's left hand.
10:17That does not feel good.
10:18Bear on the palm.
10:19He'll probably go get some cold spray from the athletic trainer.
10:23It's a bottle of spray that you spray on it.
10:26It's better than an ice bag on the hand.
10:28He'll probably spray it on there to try and numb it up for him.
10:3189 miles an hour on that shot by Petrie that caught Colton.
10:36And it seemed like right on the palm side of the glove where there's no padding at all.
10:40Drury moves in.
10:41Shimmy shake.
10:42Wrist shot blocked to the corner.
10:44Taken back by O'Connor.
10:45To the backhand.
10:46Zane Gustafson.
10:48Blankenberg misses the high glove side.
10:51And it's all the way around for Drury.
10:53Play to the goal line.
10:54O'Connor the return.
10:56Drury throws it.
10:57Backdoor cutting was Blankenberg.
11:00And that sailed through the crease as well.
11:02O'Connor on the attack again.
11:05Logan O'Connor with some speed.
11:07Looks to circle the net and does.
11:09O'Connor split the defense of Blankenberg.
11:13And McCaw.
11:20He just goes flying up the left wing side.
11:23They try and feed it to him.
11:24Just out of his reach.
11:25Icing is the call.
11:32Here's another look at the avalanche goal.
11:34This puck comes off the wall.
11:36Johansen tries to deflect it into the middle.
11:39That puck has to go in.
11:41It cannot be blind into the middle.
11:43And the puck's at the back of your net.
11:45And that goes for both teams, Bob.
11:47Right?
11:47They do not want to trade chances through the neutral zone where you're giving the other team a free opportunity
11:53to come back at you.
11:54They do not want to trade chances off the rush.
11:56One of the few players that didn't hit the score sheet in game number one for the Avs was Nick
12:01Watt.
12:01It was actually an offside call on Nages.
12:05Neutral zone draw controlled by Colorado.
12:09Nages the outlet.
12:10Lekin.
12:11Able to shoulder it down.
12:13Pops up in the air.
12:14McKinnon finds the puck.
12:15Backhanded pass.
12:17Handled by Taves.
12:18It's across to McCaw.
12:20Creates some space.
12:21Long wrist shot blocked.
12:23Picked up by Taves.
12:24Trying to go high blocker side.
12:26And didn't miss the corner by much.
12:31Taves at the red line.
12:33Wines around.
12:35Off the skates of Lekin.
12:37Now Quinn Hughes.
12:39To Zuccarello across.
12:43Chopped by Hartman all the way around.
12:45Taves allows it to flow through.
12:48Nachushkin skates it free.
12:50Now Nachushkin.
12:52On the stick of Nelson.
12:53Brock Nelson can't work as good.
12:55Passpergen supported by Middleton.
12:57There's Landa Scott.
12:58The captain gave it away to Kaprizov.
13:02Kaprizov through center.
13:04Brings it across the line.
13:05Kaprizov a little toe drag.
13:07Centering pass hoping for Sturm.
13:09That's off skates in front.
13:10And all the way back out to center.
13:15And then Hunt puts the brakes on.
13:19Nick Foligno to the red line.
13:21It hops along the shelf.
13:24Marcus Foligno on the four check.
13:26Kept alive at the point by Petrie.
13:28Cross corner for Marcus Foligno.
13:30Checked by Blankenberg.
13:31He's with a big frame to protect it.
13:34Sturm digs in.
13:35Nick Foligno lurking.
13:36Kadri there as well.
13:38Blankenberg trying to pin Marcus Foligno up against the board.
13:42They pop the puck free.
13:43Nick Foligno has it.
13:44And the trapezoid works it out in front.
13:46Backhander right through the crease.
13:48As Marcus Foligno buried his man in front.
13:50The puck goes off the heel of his stick.
13:53Petrie activates supported by Jurok.
13:55Some pressure here for Minnesota.
13:57Hunt wrist shot.
13:58Safe made with traffic in front by Wedgwood.
14:00Marcus Foligno diving through the top of the crease.
14:09The Minnesota Wild needed an identity shift.
14:13And it's the Foligno Foligno Sturm line that starts to get the Wild a little bit of momentum.
14:18These guys are grounding and pounding.
14:20They keep it on the yellow on the dasher.
14:22And they're just establishing some presence.
14:24They're not really getting a ton of grade A looks.
14:26But it's just wearing Colorado down.
14:29They need a shift like that after giving up the early goal.
14:32But it doesn't always have to be pretty, Bob.
14:35Right?
14:35I mean, those guys can establish so much for the Wild.
14:38It's not always going to be your top guys.
14:40You need your depth to come through.
14:42And that's a shift the Wild needed.
14:45Now Matt Boldy goes to work off the draw.
14:48Down the wall goes Hughes.
14:51Hughes checked but controls.
14:53Backhanded sauce up top to Faber.
14:55Hughes is the end wall.
14:55Hoping for the bank.
14:57And the bank was closed.
15:00Parker Kelly trying to get it back to Logan O'Connor.
15:03Hughes read that play.
15:04Johansson lost it.
15:06Parker Kelly found it and dumps it in.
15:08Good stick by Faber to die that.
15:11Faber has the puck filtered forward.
15:14And looking up is folded.
15:15Tape to tape.
15:16Quinn Hughes.
15:18Checked by Drury.
15:19Well done by Jack Drury.
15:21Not much time for assignment but shutting down Quinn Hughes.
15:24He just did.
15:26And they love the effort by Drury as he heads off for a change here in Denver.
15:30And you're going to see a lot more of Quinn Hughes the rest of the game.
15:33The Wild need him in favor to create offense.
15:36He's played over 10 minutes in the first period.
15:38He's going to see over 30 if it's Wilder to get back into this one.
15:41McKinnon back on the attack.
15:43Natchez has the puck.
15:44Pirouettes at the half wall.
15:45Pammets on Tarasenko.
15:47Does another dipsy-doo.
15:48Natchez putting on a show.
15:50This one.
15:51Into the gut of Gustafsson.
15:53And he swallows it.
15:59Man, it's Marty Natchez good on his edges.
16:03You think you have him and he's skating in a foam booth stopping on a dime.
16:07Pirouette left and right.
16:09One of the best skaters in the National Hockey League on full display.
16:13And you just try and keep him in front of you.
16:15Tarasenko actually does a good job.
16:16But Natchez is going to find a way to get the puck to the net.
16:20Man, are his feet good.
16:21They're quick.
16:22They're agile.
16:22And he's been perfect all season long playing with McKinnon.
16:27His first 100-point season in the regular season for Marty Natchez.
16:31Well, when he was in Carolina, he said he modeled his game after Nathan McKinnon.
16:35Now he's his teammate.
16:36And that looked like Nathan McKinnon, right?
16:38That short area of quickness where he's got the puck in a foam booth
16:41and you just can't get it away from him.
16:44Both those guys playing against him, practicing against him.
16:47Was that fun?
16:49It's like calling a game with you.
16:52So, not fun.
16:53Yeah, let's be between the lines there.
16:56No, but practicing against those guys does so much for your game.
16:59Even practicing, you know, like these guys in Minnesota do against Quinn Hughes and Kirill Capri Sauer.
17:04It makes you that much better, right?
17:06I mean, it just only can elevate your game, practicing against guys like that every single day.
17:12And...
17:18He's off to Wedgwood's left.
17:20To the corner, McCarr.
17:23Lekkonen.
17:23The outlet.
17:24Natchez center circle.
17:25Waits for it.
17:26Retrieves it.
17:27Brings it across the line.
17:29This time it's Quinn Hughes playing Natchez.
17:31McCarr on the move.
17:32McCarr in front.
17:33Stop attempt by Lekkonen.
17:34That was stopped.
17:35Gets across the stage.
17:36Tried the return to McKinnon.
17:38Natchez pivots.
17:39McKinnon on the goal line.
17:41Snaps one off the stick.
17:42And O'Brien Hartman that becomes a souvenir.
17:47A two-goal lead for the Avalanche.
17:50Trying to take a two-games-to-none lead.
17:52In this best-of-seven, the Stanley Cup playoffs on ESPN are presented by Geico.
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18:01Choose better.
18:09Back in Denver here.
18:10I'm joined by Avs forward Jack Drury.
18:12Jack, you guys get a quick one in the first.
18:14You get a quick one in the second.
18:16What was the message coming out about really getting on these guys early?
18:20Yeah, I think we knew we had to defend a lot better.
18:22Obviously gave up too much last game.
18:23So, started with the defense and that led to offense for us.
18:25You're one of the best centermen in the National Hockey League at taking face-offs.
18:29You win a ton of draws for your team.
18:31Take me inside your mindset when you're trying to win a key draw against another team.
18:35They got a lot of good centers over there.
18:36So, I think it just starts being ready.
18:37Having a plan.
18:38Not just kind of going in and whacking at it.
18:40Have a plan and stick to it.
18:41Thanks, Jack.
18:41You're the manager.
18:45You're the manager.
18:46Jack Drury.
18:47Wish you would say that once in a while, Bob.
18:49Obviously, he's good at reading the script you hand him as he isn't winning draws.
18:54He doesn't know me very well.
18:56No, he doesn't.
18:59In the corner, Molenski filters one forward and skates onto the loose puck.
19:04Boy, has he emerged as a wonderful secondary defenseman this year.
19:08Behind that top pair of tapes to McCarr.
19:10Molenski, he is going to play, you would think, for this franchise for a long time to come.
19:15Undrafted, free agent out of Cornell.
19:17The Lakeville, Minnesota native.
19:19Honestly, he's playing like a first-round pick.
19:21He is that good for Colorado.
19:24What a find.
19:28Cadre to the red line.
19:31Boldy tried to protect the puck.
19:33Wah causes havoc.
19:34Crashes into Petrie.
19:35Off the back of the net, courtesy of Cadre.
19:37All the way around.
19:38Tabes reverses.
19:39Cadre waits for it.
19:40Muscles it out in front.
19:42Off the outside of the post with the backhand.
19:43Still the retrieval.
19:45Back to Brent Burns.
19:47Burns just missed the stick of Cadre.
19:49Activating, though, Tabes.
19:51Hunt tries to outlet.
19:53Petrie becomes the safety valve.
19:55Looks ahead.
19:56And now at the end of the shift for that Colorado group.
19:59That wrister off the mask of Wedgwood from Johansson.
20:03Into the netting and out of play.
20:04Wedgwood has to deal with the bucket.
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20:15And the avalanche have been just that.
20:16An avalanche of offense over these last five periods.
20:20And I mentioned it earlier, but it can't just be your top guys.
20:24You have to have everybody contributing.
20:27Yeah, McKinnon and Natchez and McCarr are going to carry you on a lot of nights.
20:30And Kaprizov and Hughes and Boldy.
20:33But you need underneath scoring.
20:35You get Michushkin.
20:37You get Johansson.
20:39You get Foligno.
20:40You get both Folignos that have potted some big goals and some big chances.
20:44And how about this last chance?
20:45It's a stretch pass by Petrie to Johansson.
20:47And this gets right off the bucket.
20:49Of Wedgwood.
20:50A good chance for Minnesota off the rush.
20:52But you need guys like that, like Johansson, to come through at big moments.
20:57And he gets a good chance there off Wedgwood's mask.
21:02Going for some repairs at the bench.
21:06We talked about the struggles that Colorado has had at times on the power play.
21:09But at five on five, P.J., they are the best team in the NHL.
21:13And it's not close.
21:14And it has been illustrated by the difference between what Dallas did five on five against Minnesota.
21:21And now in this series, in 77 minutes, so barely more than a game, the Avalanche have nine goals five
21:29on five.
21:29In the entire series against the Wild, Dallas managed only four five on five goals.
21:35Both of these teams are just completely different animals than each of these teams saw in the first round.
21:40Colorado plays at a faster pace than Dallas.
21:42Minnesota plays at a faster pace than L.A.
21:46Minnesota's right behind Colorado in goals four in the playoffs.
21:49So they can keep up with Colorado and score.
21:51It's about keeping the puck out of your net.
21:53That's another one for four in the playoffs.
21:57Hartman kicked out.
21:58Zuccarello now moves in.
21:59And the formation changes as Kaprizov heads to the slot.
22:08Zuccarello on the draw.
22:09Helps back to Hughes at the point.
22:11That one-timer.
22:12Flutters hit off the stick of Wedgwood with traffic in front.
22:27Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok
22:45That puck is it sailed towards Gustafsson a good concentration save
22:56Well done by Hughes
22:57And now Trenton drops it to it
23:00Quinn Hughes to the forehand
23:02Quinn Hughes off the skates of McCarran
23:04Who has the puck in the corner
23:06Double team there
23:08McCarr tries to come free
23:10The sweep by Spurgeon
23:12Keeps it onside for McCarran
23:15McCarran one-hands it to the corner
23:16Checked by Molenski
23:18Hard to get the puck away from Michael McCarran
23:20Middleton
23:21Point-to-point Spurgeon
23:23A little move down to the goal line by the captain
23:26Circles the net
23:27Sets one up
23:28Middleton with a drive
23:29That caromed
23:30Over the crossbar and out
23:32What a play by Spurgeon
23:33He goes all the way down the wall
23:35Behind the net
23:35The defenseman
23:36And sets up the wild for a great chance
23:38Tarasenko not sure if he had it was Wedgwood
23:41But he did
23:42Trapped it to the left ribcage
23:45Did look over his shoulder for a moment
23:47Just to make sure
23:48I want you to watch this set play by the wild
23:50Watch Kaprizov 97 and white
23:52In the middle of your screen
23:53He's going to pull
23:54All the way to the top at the blue line
23:56It's a three-man high
23:58Look at 97
23:58He goes for the one-timer
24:00Hughes knows he's going there
24:01That's a set play by the wild
24:02They get a good chance out of it
24:04But they're going to run a ton of those plays off the draw
24:06If they're going to get back in this hockey game
24:08And create some offense
24:11Boldy this time on the draw
24:13Kaprizov at the half wall near side
24:16Boldy tries to get in the puck
24:17And instead it's Burns
24:20Gloved down by the Chushkin
24:21Good back check though by Johansson
24:23And that forces the dump in by Brock Nelson
24:27As we approach the midway point of this game
24:30Two-goal lead for the avalanche
24:34They did not have a regulation loss during the season
24:36When leading after one
24:38They did not have a regulation loss
24:40During the season when leading after two
24:42The next goal is so important
24:44Yeah, the wild came back from a three-goal deficit last game
24:47It's going to be tough to do that again
24:49They have to get the next one
24:51And Chushkin takes a big hit
24:54Damon Hunt
24:56A nice job to recover
24:57That just got away with too many men
25:04And he's able to immediately cover
25:103-1 Colorado
25:12Their first shot of the night
25:14Was behind Gustafson from Marty Natchez
25:17Kirill Kaprizov six seconds later answered
25:20Landis Gog on the power play
25:22Nick Wah with a quick release as well
25:24It's 3-1 Avalanche
25:38We talked about being smart with the puck
25:41And we talked about this before
25:43But this puck has to get deflected down the wall
25:45Not the middle
25:46You turn the puck over
25:48And the transition gets going the other way
25:50Nelson to Colton to Wah
25:52It's the quick release by Wah
25:54That fools Gustafson
25:55But you have to be 100% sure
25:58Going through the neutral zone
26:00Both of these teams
26:01They're too good off the rush, Bob
26:03They can just pick you apart
26:05Are these the two best in the NHL
26:08At making you pay for one little puck mistake
26:10In the neutral zone?
26:12They get it, they're gone
26:14I mean that the transition is so quick
26:16And you want to be aggressive as a defenseman
26:18And stay on top of these guys
26:19But the way both of these teams transition
26:21And get the puck up the ice is so fast
26:24You cannot get free offense
26:28And there is a turnover in the neutral zone
26:30That allows room for Marcus Foligno
26:32Wrist shot wide of the glove side
26:34Of Wedgwood
26:35And Spurgeon could not keep it in the offensive zone
26:37Oh, the Lions man got
26:39Matt McPherson got laid out into the wild bench
26:42His stick got tied up with Colton
26:44As well
26:46Colton needs a new play
26:48Across the line the drop
26:51Mike and Burke deals one far corner
26:54Perhaps you're gonna get a power play
26:56It's a trip on the wild
27:00Minnesota 38 two minutes tripping
27:03So Hartman will sit
27:05And the Avalanche a power play up
27:08By a pair of goals
27:10No one's safe out here
27:12That ball arena in Denver Colorado
27:14Even the linesman
27:16Colton comes to finish Spurgeon
27:18Whoa
27:20Matt McPherson takes a tumble
27:24You ever been hit to a bench before Bob
27:26In men's league?
27:28Probably not
27:28But here's the penalty
27:30The trip on Hartman
27:32Right there
27:33He knows exactly what he's doing
27:35Leaving his leg out there
27:36That's a penalty 10 out of 10 times
27:39And the Avalanche have a chance to have an insurance goal
27:42And put this game up three
27:45No one even has to hit me
27:46I'll just fall on the bench
27:47Trying to hop over the boards
27:50That's a good picture
27:51That's a good picture
27:52That's a good picture
27:53Yes it is
27:54That's a good story
27:54Two minutes for tripping
27:56Time for penalty 10 minutes
27:58Very important penalty kill here for Minnesota
28:01They have to have it
28:02They have to have it
28:03They have to have it
28:03They want to be aggressive in pressure
28:04But you can't be too aggressive
28:06Because he has one touch
28:07On that first power play
28:09And the puck is in the back
28:10You're done
28:11At the half wall
28:12Kodrick
28:12The return from a car
28:14Gloves it to his stick
28:17Kodrick
28:17Top of the circle
28:18Down to the goal line
28:20Landeskog to return
28:21Kodrick
28:21Right into the slot
28:22Wrist shot
28:23Blocked by Faber
28:24What a block
28:24Right out of his stick
28:26He was blocked by Faber
28:28Huge
28:29Room here
28:30Dangle
28:30Firing wide as McCarr
28:32Kept by Kodrick
28:34Across to McCarr
28:36Back to Kodrick
28:37Down to the goal line
28:39Into the bumper it goes
28:39That time it was Landeskog
28:41Trying to return the favor
28:42To McKinnon
28:43That was the goal
28:44But opposite in the first
28:45One-timer
28:46Saved Gustafson
28:47Another try
28:48By McKinnon
28:50Big save by Gustafson
28:51That had caught him
28:52Right at the bottom
28:53Of the mask
28:54McKinnon has the puck
28:55In the corner
28:56Top of the circle
28:57Opposite side
28:58Hands to McCarr
29:00Now it's Kodrick
29:02Again to the goal line
29:03Landeskog
29:04Back
29:04To now some Kodrick
29:06Over the sauce up top
29:07Walking it in
29:08McCarr
29:09Trying to stop it
29:10Short side was McKinnon
29:11Bugging the post
29:12Was Gustafson
29:13And McCarran gets the clear
29:15Ninety seconds killed off
29:17By Minnesota
29:17Really important
29:18First minute and a half
29:19Killed by Minnesota
29:20Big block by favor
29:21A couple good looks
29:23By Colorado
29:23But for the most part
29:24The wild
29:25Kept the abs to the perimeter
29:26Second group out
29:28Brock Nelson
29:28On the attack
29:30Fleckenden
29:30Gave it away
29:32Deflective pass
29:32Handled by Stern
29:33He goes Stern
29:34Wisely
29:36Braggs and kills some time
29:37Ten seconds to go
29:39On the power play
29:40Now the clear by Middleton
29:41So that will
29:41Just about kill it off
29:43Two shots on
29:43On this power play
29:45So far
29:46For Colorado
29:48Michuskin on the move
29:49Michuskin at the forehand
29:50Tied up by Middleton
29:52Good stick by Middleton
29:53And now
29:53Out of the box is Hartman
29:55And that sails
29:56Right into the glove
29:57Of Wedgwood
30:03Rock favor for the
30:04Minnesota wild
30:05Has been not only good
30:06Offensively
30:07But defensively
30:08This block
30:09Comes all the way across
30:10It might have hit
30:11McCarran first
30:12But then it hits favor
30:13You have to sell out
30:14And block shots
30:15Favor does just that
30:17And then the chance
30:18Of McCarr coming all
30:19The way down
30:19He looks like
30:20He's selling shot
30:21But Gustafson
30:22Makes a good read
30:23When he dishes it over
30:24To McKinnon
30:25For the big one-timer
30:26Big big kill by the wild
30:28Hartman out of the box
30:29Wins the draw
30:30Kaprizov goes to work
30:31Thought about a wraparound
30:32Try
30:32Tried to beat Zuccarello
30:34And he was tied up by
30:35Malinsky
30:37Hartman
30:38Oh!
30:38Does he get waffled
30:39By Brock Nelson
30:41Lost his stick
30:42And his senses
30:43In the meantime
30:44Hartman now
30:45Picks up the stick
30:46That's stung up
30:48He was blindsided
30:51Losing his edge favor
30:53Recovering though
30:54Is Zuccarello
30:55Area passed Middleton
30:59To
30:59Kirill Kaprizov
31:00Long wrist shot
31:01Off the end boards
31:02Chopped out
31:02Side of the net
31:03Covered by Wedgwood
31:04And now
31:05Losing side of the puck
31:06I guess
31:06The officials
31:07It squirts free
31:08Hartman was right there
31:10And almost forced one
31:11Past Wedgwood
31:12As Colorado
31:13Gets the benefit
31:14Of the whistle
31:18Hartman gets caught
31:19In the train traps here
31:21It's almost looking like
31:22An innocent collision
31:23But I think Nelson
31:24Sees him coming
31:24Bam!
31:26Nelson not known
31:27For a big hit
31:28Typically
31:29He runs over
31:30Hartman
31:32Oh!
31:32What a hit by
31:33Brock Nelson
31:36And then from the top
31:38Minnesota's thrown
31:39A ton of pucks down
31:40To the goal line
31:40And the end walls
31:41Are lively in Denver
31:42It hits the yellow
31:43It bounces out
31:44And Wedgwood covers it
31:45But
31:46You see Ryan Hartman
31:47Right there shaking off
31:48That hit from that man
31:49Brock Nelson
31:50Brock Nelson
31:51Credited with 38 hits
31:53During the regular season
31:56Spurgeon
31:57On the move
31:58Tarasenko
31:58Lost it to Drury
32:01Tarasenko
32:01Keeps it alive
32:02Drury tries again
32:03The long reach of McCarron
32:05Out of the stick
32:06Of Brent Burns
32:06He'll reverse
32:07Hoping for help
32:08On the near side
32:09Middleton
32:10Hammers down on the wall
32:11Puts it to the goal line
32:13Yakov Trinian
32:13Trying to keep
32:15Offensive pressure on
32:16For Minnesota
32:16But now that pressure
32:18Released by Drury
32:20Parker Kelly
32:21Across the line
32:22The in-front burns
32:23Are the only two skaters
32:25In the top 18
32:25For Colorado
32:27That have yet
32:28To notch a point
32:29In this series
32:3016 of the 18
32:32Skaters
32:33For the avalanche
32:34Have at least one point
32:37Tarasenko
32:38Guides it out
32:40Kulak across
32:42Audrey dumps it in
32:44Keeping it moving
32:45Middleton
32:45Out of the reach of Trinian
32:48And we have an icing call
32:54Bracket got busted
32:55In round one?
32:56Missed your chance
32:57To fill yours out?
32:58Get back in the game
32:59With a Stanley Cup
33:00Playoffs second chance
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33:11Another multipoint game
33:12For Nathan McKinnon
33:13This is his
33:16101st playoff game for Colorado
33:19And he has 134 playoff points
33:21In 101 games
33:27And he digs in the corner here
33:28Right
33:29Spurgeon for the puck
33:33For Nathan McKinnon
33:35Leon Dreisaitl
33:36Conor McDavid
33:37Mario Lemieux
33:38And Wayne Gretzky
33:39The only four players
33:40That at least to this point
33:42Have a higher playoff points
33:44Per game average
33:45Than he does
33:46He walks in here
33:47Rig shot stopped by the stick
33:49Of Gustafson
33:50Is that any good?
33:52He is a man
33:52Factory of points
33:54Tames
33:55Long Wrister
33:56Off those lively end boards
33:58To Natchez
34:00Back up top
34:01McCarr
34:02Chopped at by the stick
34:04Of Gustafson
34:04Or rather pardon me
34:06Johansson
34:07It's in behind the net
34:08Good play by Boldy
34:09On the wall
34:09To shut down McCarr
34:10Coming down
34:11Reverse hit by McKinnick
34:12Boldy though
34:13Sweeps it up the boards
34:14And this one
34:15And it looks like
34:16Will
34:16Get to the goal line
34:18For an icing call
34:22I mean you want to be on a good list
34:24That would be
34:25A list you'd want to be on
34:28And what amazes me about McKinnon
34:31Is he's so good in the regular season
34:34Right?
34:34But even in the playoffs
34:35His game seems to go up another level
34:38With the importance of the games go up
34:41And sometimes you see guys disappear in the playoffs
34:44But McKinnon takes it to a whole new level
34:52You're off and country
34:54To the right of Gustafson
34:58You're off with the drop
35:00Used to the soft corner
35:02And there is Europe
35:04A collision
35:05A puck pops free
35:07You're off
35:07Was dropped by Colton
35:12Nice little tight twirl
35:15By Hughes
35:15Here's Boldy moving in
35:17Boldy shoots softly off the outside of the pad
35:19But Wedgwood
35:21Johansson keeps it alive in the backhand
35:24Brent Burns fans
35:25Ryan Hartman settles it down
35:29Malinsky
35:29Clears the slot
35:30Past Hughes and out
35:33Under four minutes to go
35:34Second period
35:36Caprizov on the move
35:37Checked by Landis
35:38Scott
35:39And that allows Nick Wah
35:40To get the puck deep for Colorado
35:44What a big hit behind the net
35:45Landis Scott throwing the body around
35:47Line pass Zuccarello
35:49That was turned back
35:50Zuccarello has the puck back
35:52This time
35:53Cross corner for Hartman
35:56Landis Scott skates to stick
35:58The flip by Nachushka
35:59Lost it to Zuccarello
36:00And Hartman
36:01Wound around on the backhand
36:03It's kept deep by Petrie
36:04Wild did a big shift here
36:05They need to sustain some offense
36:07And get some momentum
36:10Stick lift by Middleton
36:11To try and keep the pressure on
36:13With 315 to go in the period
36:14It does pop free
36:15Wrist shot
36:16Safe made by Wedgwood
36:17Off of Zuccarello from long range
36:21They need a guy at the net goal
36:22They need a second and third
36:24Opportunity
36:24Wedgwood's gonna stop everything
36:25That he sees for the most part
36:27We gotta get guys in front of him
36:29The puck rolled off the stick of
36:31Caprizov as he tried to feed it
36:32Back up to Queen Hughes
36:34Caprizov has the puck back
36:35But puts it right
36:36Onto the blade of Brock Nelson
36:38Nelson a little toe drag
36:39And a dump in
36:41All five avalanche skaters will change
36:44So Quinn Hughes with time
36:48The puck
36:49Rocked Faber
36:49Across
36:50The drop to Marcus Foligno
36:54Kept moving by Faber
36:55Nick Foligno
36:56The old Blackhawks captain
36:58Lost it on the stick lift
36:59By Logan O'Connor
37:01But the Marcus Foligno
37:02Tasted O'Connor
37:03Who paid the price
37:05And made the play
37:05Oh man did Foligno
37:07Tasted O'Connor
37:35Favre
37:35Faber deliberately to the red line
37:38Off the pad of Wedgwood
37:39Right out of the stick of Brent
37:40Burns
37:42No player
37:43That's left
37:44And no player in the NHL
37:45To this point
37:46Played more regular season games
37:48Than Brent Burns
37:50And is still looking for the
37:51Stanley Cup
37:53You know everyone in that
37:55Colorado dressing room
37:56Would love to win the Stanley
37:57Cup
37:57For Brent Burns
37:58Be like a Ray Bork moment in 2001
38:01No question
38:03Well protected by McCarron
38:04Into the corner it goes
38:06Tarasenko was lurking
38:07They couldn't get in the puck
38:08That's in the skates of Middleton
38:10And turned over
38:11Trying to break behind the defense
38:13Was McKinnon
38:14And they almost sprung him free
38:16Great defensive play by McCarron
38:17To get a stick on it
38:18Or McKinnon was gone
38:20McCarron back
38:21To the corner folded
38:22Centering pass
38:23All the way up top to Hunt
38:25Hunt to the back end
38:26Hunt circles the net
38:27Went down the move
38:29Went down the move
38:29With a bit to go on the period
38:30He's replacing across
38:31That one time drive
38:32Whistles wide
38:33From Europe
38:36Wah the outlet
38:38And the lob out by Molenski
38:40Oh look
38:42Damon Hunt
38:43Who has the puck right now
38:44He had a great game one
38:46Coming in for Prodean
38:48And he's had a really good game too
38:49He had a good chance there
38:50Around the net
38:57To the point
38:59Slung towards the net
39:00Locked in front
39:00Wedgwood
39:01Covers with Boldy
39:03Right on the doorstep
39:04It looked like Johansson
39:06Redirected that shot
39:07And Wedgwood
39:08Made a terrific save
39:15This puck comes from the top
39:16At the blue line
39:17And gets redirected in front
39:19Wedgwood makes a heck of a save
39:21The deflection by Johansson
39:22Right there
39:24Sometimes that can go five hole
39:26When the goalie comes out
39:27And it changes direction
39:28That close into him
39:30But a really good save
39:31By Wedgwood
39:31He's been terrific
39:32In the second period
39:33For Colorado
39:3727 seconds to go in the period
39:40Set play here for Minnesota
39:41Off the draw
39:43They pulled Kaprizov high
39:45Early in the period
39:46I don't know if they'll go
39:47Back to that
39:47Nope they don't
39:48Colorado wins a key face off
39:50Glove down by Faber
39:53Shouldered by Nachushkin
39:57Down in the final 15 seconds
39:58A little pirouette
40:00Losing the puck
40:01Those views
40:02Checked by Landiskov
40:03That forced Gustafson
40:05To come out
40:06And play it away
40:07That's a play by Gustafson
40:09The Landiskov
40:09Was in the line
40:11In the last few seconds
40:13Expire off the clock
40:14Two periods in the books
40:16In game number two
40:17And it is a two goal lead
40:19For Colorado
40:22They have been impossible to beat
40:24So far this season
40:25When leading
40:26After two periods of play
40:29So Minnesota will have to do
40:31What no one else has done
40:32We'll see if they can't
40:33Again the final 20 minutes
40:34We'll be right back
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