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02:06It certainly looks like Colorado is strong.
02:09They were the favorite all season to win the Stanley Cup.
02:11But if they get the goaltending they're getting from Scott Wedgwood,
02:14they look like they continue to be the favorite.
02:16Minnesota can't get a save.
02:17They've got goaltending questions now.
02:19And John Hines will have to answer some questions postgame.
02:21If this holds up, we've still got 20 minutes of hockey left.
02:24Lots of hockey left.
02:25Minnesota's talented.
02:26They're proud.
02:27What do the Wild have to do?
02:28We've got to set the table where the Minnesota Wild are right now in the series.
02:33And when I look at it, they're missing some key players.
02:35You know, Middleton, God bless him.
02:38He didn't have a great game one, and he's having a tough game two.
02:41And a lot of that has to do with because, Leaves,
02:45if you're used to swimming in the pond and someone drops you in the Hudson,
02:47it's going to be tough for you to get going.
02:49Like, he's out there against top-notch guys expected to play top four minutes.
02:55He's getting overextended against top guys.
02:58And I love Jacob Middleton and what he brings.
03:01He's a meat and potatoes guy.
03:02He gives everything he can.
03:03But they need Brodine back.
03:05They need him back in that top four.
03:07Whether he's back to series or not, that hurts him.
03:10Dude, that hurts him.
03:11That hurts him if Jacob Middleton's got to play in that top four spot.
03:15It just changes too much.
03:16And then you think of Jewel Eriksson-Eck.
03:19You've got Hartman who's playing first-line role right now.
03:22And you've got Yurov, a young kid playing second-line role.
03:24John Hines doesn't have a lot of options, but those are killing their flow right now.
03:28That's going to kill you as a team.
03:29So, they've got to rally around this and try to figure this out.
03:32Series is long from over, but they need help in those areas.
03:35Yeah.
03:36And you're only as strong as your depth when you get into the playoffs.
03:39You are going to get injuries.
03:40And can you overcome them?
03:41Eriksson-Eck is a real big miss for Minnesota.
03:44He does everything really well.
03:46Great two-way centerman.
03:47He kills penalties.
03:48You can see they're having a tough time killing penalties.
03:50Faceoffs.
03:51He can score some goals.
03:52He's big, strong.
03:53That's a big miss for them right now.
03:55They might need Quinn Hughes to play 45 minutes.
03:58And I feel he'll do more.
03:59I don't know.
03:59No, he can't do more than what he's doing right now.
04:02You can't ask him to do more.
04:03And I really do.
04:04This series is going to have to go seven games in order for Minnesota to win this thing
04:08if they're going to be able to win it.
04:09It doesn't look like seven.
04:09So, you don't want Hughes playing 40 minutes in game two.
04:14They've got to make an adjustment, though, Leeds, defensively.
04:17They've got to help that kid out.
04:18I mean, guys have got to help out.
04:20They've got to do it as a unit.
04:21Did the Rangers win the draft lottery?
04:23They did not.
04:24I tried to give them all my best wishes.
04:27Sorry, Ranger fans.
04:28I tried.
04:29I had my fingers crossed.
04:31This second intermission report is presented by Discover, the official credit card of the
04:36NHL.
04:45Welcome back to the Discover second intermission report.
04:52Twelve.
04:53Wow.
04:54The number 12.
04:56The number 12.
04:58The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the NHL draft lottery, and Matt Sundin is smiling ear to
05:05ear.
05:07And they're planning the parade right now.
05:11Matthew Schaefer was the number one overall pick last year when the Islanders jumped up.
05:14And Schaefer, along with Ivan Demidov.
05:16Give him the award, Leeds.
05:17That's his.
05:18Seneca.
05:18It's not going anywhere else.
05:20Three excellent players.
05:21They have been announced.
05:23And it certainly does look like that will be Schaefer.
05:25All three of them are great.
05:26They're great.
05:27Great players.
05:27Unbelievable.
05:28Is this third period going to be a landslide?
05:30How does Minnesota get back in the game, mess, and maybe get back in the series?
05:33Well, you can lose some battles, but still win the war.
05:36Minnesota's got to get back to playing to their identity.
05:38And they're a big, strong, heavy team with some talent laden in there that can score some
05:42goals.
05:43So they've got to figure out who they are and what they've been and how they're trying
05:46to win this series.
05:47And they've got to expect this is going to be a long series.
05:50They've got to get back on the body.
05:51But they need to get some saves to do it and to get the confidence going.
05:55They've got to come out here and play this third period like they know how to play and
05:58get on the body, get physical, and hopefully they get a save and try to get back in this
06:03game.
06:03But if they don't, they have to think that this is going to be a long series there.
06:06And every little thing is a cumulative effect going forward.
06:10They've got to move their feet.
06:12They're standing still.
06:13Even pucks in the neutral zone.
06:14Quinn Hughes is moving his feet.
06:15There's a couple of guys.
06:16Their whole team got to pound their legs.
06:19Colorado's a fast team.
06:20You've got horses, McKinnon galloping up and down the ice.
06:23You've got to move your feet.
06:25So they've got to move their feet.
06:26Even the desk guys for Colorado, Nick Wye, he has three goals.
06:30Move your feet.
06:31Get those feet out of those cinder blocks.
06:33Pound those legs.
06:34McKinnon's on the bike before the game, after game.
06:37If you don't want to stay.
06:37During the game, this has been the Discover second admission report.
06:58Backhander.
07:00Backhander.
07:00Score!
07:02The thrill is able to tie it.
07:06Score!
07:09Score!
07:15Welcome back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN.
07:19Presented by Geico.
07:21We head to the third period at Ball Arena.
07:24The Avalanche with a two-goal lead on the Minnesota Wild.
07:28Bob Wischews and Eric Johnson.
07:29Leah Hextall.
07:30And EJ, Quinn Hughes, he hasn't been his normal virtuoso self tonight.
07:34He needs more of this.
07:35And the Wild need more of that from him.
07:37When Quinn Hughes leads the NHL in points, he's tied with Kirill Kaprizov.
07:41He needs to take control of the Ozone.
07:43But Colorado has taken his space away.
07:46They've been in his back pocket all night, not allowed him to get loose.
07:49Quinn Hughes is best when he's free-frolling around the offensive zone.
07:53They need more of that than the Minnesota Wild do if they're going to get back in this game.
08:07He's in favor.
08:08He's in favor.
08:08Start the third period for Minnesota.
08:10As expected, McCauger and Thames out there as well for Colorado.
08:15Through the first two periods, one combined shot on net and no points for Faber and Hughes.
08:23They trigger so much of the offense for Minnesota.
08:25They have 17 combined points in the playoffs.
08:29And as you said, Kaprizov and Hughes lead the playoffs.
08:32Here's a steal by Kaprizov.
08:34Leads one.
08:35And it was a little too hot to handle on the back end for Ryan Hartman.
08:38There's too many one and done for Minnesota.
08:41You have to sustain pressure.
08:43They throw the puck to the net.
08:44No second and third opportunities.
08:46Colorado's been there to clear the puck out.
08:48They need to give traffic to Wedgwood and more pucks there if they're going to sustain any type of comeback
08:54in this game.
08:55Here's Matt Boldy.
08:56He's been quiet as well.
08:57Only one shot on net for Boldy as he was leading the playoffs in goal scoring coming into this series.
09:05It's around.
09:06Kulak.
09:08Got it off the wall by Landeskog.
09:10Not out.
09:11Room for your off.
09:12Boldy swept a one-timer in fact.
09:16Johansson first to the puck.
09:17Wedged his way inside Landeskog.
09:19But it's out.
09:20And it heads the length of the rink.
09:23We will have an icing call.
09:25Here's Leop.
09:26Bob Scott Wedgwood with 19 saves through 40 minutes after allowing just one goal.
09:31A little bit better than the six goals he allowed in game one.
09:34And I say that lightheartedly because I spoke with Wedgwood this morning.
09:37Yes, he is one of those goalies who speaks whenever you want to.
09:40He's very loose when it comes to his game.
09:43He said, listen, six goals, not ideal.
09:45But he thought back to 2022.
09:46He said, Darcy Kemper, when they won the cup, he didn't have all the best stats.
09:51But the important thing was they won, just like they won game one.
09:54And to Kemper's credit, he did have the third-best save percentage in 2022.
09:59Well, talking to John Tortorella yesterday at the Vegas-Anaheim game.
10:04And he said, I don't care about goals against.
10:07And I don't care about save percentage for a goaltender in the playoffs.
10:11But goaltending in the playoffs is about making the timely save.
10:14As Blankenberg puts one into the glove of Gustafsson.
10:18And it's whether or not, EJ, your goaltender in the big moments, rises up
10:22and makes that game-changing save, you can lose or win in a shootout
10:28as long as you make the timely save and win the game.
10:31Yeah, and sometimes your goalie's going to steal you one,
10:33and sometimes your offense is going to steal you one.
10:36It's not always going to be a perfect game for your offense or your goalie.
10:40Sure, you're going to line up some games, and both are going to be awesome.
10:43But at some point, you need your goalie to steal you a game.
10:46And you're going to need both goalies, too, as we talked about.
10:49McCarron's centering pass, save made by Wedgwood.
10:51There's a timely save.
10:54Tarasenko, right down Main Street, was able to get a backhander on Wedgwood,
11:00and he swallowed that puck and then gets protected by his mates.
11:06It's the stretch pass by Spurgeon to Trenton, and it's a broken play.
11:10McCarron makes a heck of a pass to Tarasenko on the back end,
11:14but the key, no rebound from Wedgwood.
11:17If there's a rebound there, McCarron's flying in, Trenton's flying in
11:20to get that second or third look.
11:21But this is for what Minnesota needs.
11:23They stretch the ice with speed and back Colorado off.
11:27Heck of a save by Wedgwood to keep this a two-goal game.
11:35And Jared Bednar's talking to Nazem Qadri right now,
11:38but a missed assignment on that run.
11:40He's in his ear, giving it to Qadri.
11:47And look at the shooter right behind McCarron.
11:51Tarasenko, he's in a shotgun.
11:55They're looking for him with the big shot off the draw.
11:57It's a set play.
12:00Well, Vladimir Tarasenko has become a goal scorer again,
12:03and he's helping.
12:04And that's certainly one goes with the same.
12:07Twenty-three goal season this year for the Wild.
12:12A full start on the faceoff, so they won't get to run the play,
12:15but look for that.
12:15It's a shotgun shooter off the faceoff play.
12:18The winger lines up right behind the center for a quick shot.
12:21Burns indirect for O'Connor.
12:24Parker Kelly.
12:25Checked by Faber.
12:26Kaprizov reverses.
12:27There is McCarron.
12:29Has the puck.
12:31He thanks one intended for Kaprizov.
12:33Well played by Drury.
12:35O'Connor off the takeaway.
12:36Back check, though.
12:37Swept off his stick by Faber.
12:40And now Faber slides to the corner.
12:44Outlets Tarasenko through center.
12:45One-hands a pass, hoping for the long reach of McCarron.
12:49He puts the puck off the shoulder.
12:51Bubb Wedgwood.
12:54Middleton.
12:55All the way around the horseshoe.
12:57Leckon in met by Spurgeon.
12:59Doug free by Trinion.
13:01That's blocked by McKinnon.
13:03Trinion throws one right through the slot.
13:05And it's got it out off the right wing glass by Logan O'Connor.
13:12Nietzsche delays in center.
13:13Wentz's teammates tag up.
13:15Hard around by Taves.
13:17Skates the step for Middleton.
13:20Marcus Foligno lobs out.
13:22And he looks over his shoulder.
13:24Tried to leave it for Marcus Foligno.
13:26Miscommunication there.
13:27And now Blankenberg whips it along the red line to Taves.
13:30Tape to tape across.
13:31The drop nature to McKinnon.
13:33McKinnon pirouettes.
13:35McKinnon floats one of the corner.
13:37Knocked down by Blankenberg with a high stick.
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13:56Not bad odds on Vlad Tarasenko.
13:59He 20-goal scored during the regular season.
14:02And boy did the Minnesota wild be the next goal in this game.
14:05To eject some light back in it.
14:07Seems quiet on their bench, EJ.
14:09A little bit.
14:10But they need to be playing the heck out of Kaprizov, Faber, and Hughes.
14:14Remember, they don't play again until Saturday.
14:16Plenty of time to rest.
14:18These guys got to be out there every other shift to get back in this hockey game.
14:21Season's game was played around 18 minutes.
14:23They need to be over 30 at the end of this game to get back in it.
14:27They need their offensive guys going out there all the time.
14:31Zuccarello.
14:32All the way into the right wing corner.
14:33Down the wall comes Petrie.
14:35There is Kaprizov behind the net.
14:37On the backhand.
14:38To the forehand.
14:39Close and wide.
14:42Landiskov.
14:42Again met by Petrie.
14:45Petrie keeping the pressure on along the half wall.
14:47With Zuccarello.
14:48Landiskov tied up by Zuccarello.
14:50He prized the puck through.
14:52Kaprizov.
14:52Long shot.
14:53Locked in front.
14:54Rebound loose.
14:55Digging for Hartman.
14:56And now emerging is Politski.
15:03Zuccarello on the attack again.
15:06Good stick by Makar.
15:07A slow up at centering pass.
15:10Cycled around by Kaprizov.
15:12On the backhand.
15:12It's Hughes.
15:13Knocked to the ice by Nelson.
15:14One hands one.
15:15Towards the net.
15:16Draws the penalty.
15:17Brock Nelson will go.
15:19Down goes Quinn Hughes.
15:21To the box goes Nelson.
15:23Colorado 11 by a goalie tricker.
15:28Last bench is not happy with that call.
15:33Looked like Nelson just gave Hughes a little shot on the numbers.
15:36And sometimes a bigger guy when you push down with your hands on a smaller player like Hughes.
15:42He can get on their back and cause them to go off balance.
15:47It looked like it may have been skate to skate here EJ.
15:51Right there.
15:52Is that enough for a driven call?
15:53Yeah.
15:53I mean I think the reps have to call that.
15:56Hughes is in an area that he can get into a scoring position from there.
15:59I thought he got him with the cross check.
16:01They just get their feet tied up.
16:03So a power play opportunity.
16:05Six shots on net.
16:07On the only power play that Minnesota has had.
16:11And Wedgwood stopped them all.
16:12They are two for their last 25 on the power play.
16:16The season's going two for four in game one against Dallas.
16:19But again no.
16:21Eric Sinek in the bumper.
16:23He scored both of those goals in game number one.
16:25Boldy has it.
16:26Here is Hughes.
16:28Tight ropes the line.
16:30Boldy with some room.
16:31Back to Quinn Hughes.
16:33The return.
16:34Boldy thought about a one-timer.
16:35Check the pass to the corner.
16:36Handled by Caprizo.
16:38Boldy.
16:39Into the slide.
16:41Skates it.
16:42And reverses with Hughes.
16:44Exchange spots.
16:45Now Boldy left point.
16:47Long wrist shot.
16:48Left save made by Wedgwood.
16:50Had it look easy.
17:00Minnesota before this power play did a much better job of getting layers to the net.
17:04That's one guy in front.
17:05That's one guy in the slide.
17:07Zuccarello gets knocked down.
17:08Looked like they were shooting for that tip of the slot.
17:11And he moves out of the way.
17:12But Boldy's shooting for the tip.
17:15And Wedgwood reads it.
17:17But that's more of what Minnesota needs.
17:19The layers at the net.
17:20Because if you get a punt there, you have a much better chance to get a second or third opportunity
17:24in the middle of the ice.
17:2840 seconds gone by on the power play.
17:33Stretch pass.
17:35Hartman is in.
17:36Protecting though as Taves drops.
17:39And that shot by Zuccarello.
17:40Blocked away by Wedgwood.
17:42That looked like it hit the netting.
17:43Yeah, Bench is on Gwollin.
17:46And Gwollin to the glass is Kaprizov by Burns.
17:50And now Burns chops at Zuccarello.
17:53And those two chousts, they have to be separated.
17:56Looked like Sorrell.
18:04So Colorado wants to be really aggressive on their penalty kill.
18:08But Minnesota hasn't thrown this look.
18:10It's a stretch pass.
18:11Hartman gets behind Taves.
18:13Good defensive play by Taves.
18:15Minnesota gets an opportunity out of it.
18:16I think that hit the netting, the whistle should have gone.
18:19But regardless, it gets played with a hand pass.
18:23And then Burns and Zuccarello after this sword fight in the corner.
18:30Minute left for Minnesota to get on the board here and try and cut this lead in half.
18:33And the hand pass forces it out to center.
18:37Two face-offs on this power play.
18:39The abs have won them both.
18:43And they win a third.
18:45And that gives Kulak the room to send it right back to the red line.
18:48And Hughes in his own end.
18:51Still 50 seconds on the wild power play.
18:57Holding across.
18:58Kaprizov handles.
18:59Sauces to Hughes.
19:01Rolling puck.
19:01He settles it down.
19:03Tightrokes the line.
19:04Drops it off.
19:05Zuccarello shoots.
19:06That may have caught the shoulder of Ledgwood.
19:09Hartman the retrieval.
19:09Right back to Zuccarello on the flank.
19:11Brings the top of the circle.
19:13Down to the goal line.
19:14Backdoor Kaprizo.
19:15Stuck by the pad of Ledgwood.
19:19And here we go.
19:35We'll see what they come away with.
19:39Still 26 seconds to go on the power play.
19:42But Boyd and Wedgwood read that backdoor play to Kaprizov and make a terrific save.
19:48Did he ever.
19:49And tempers boil over in front of the net.
19:51But you hear the wedgie chants here from the abs faithful in ball arena.
19:55But watch the goal line north towards the top of your screen.
19:58The goalie is responsible for the shot.
20:01It comes all the way across.
20:02He has trust that Lekanen is there to deny Kaprizov.
20:05It's a perfect pass from Hartman.
20:07Makar has to block that.
20:09Lekanen is late.
20:10What a save by Wedgwood.
20:12I don't know if that catches a piece of the post or not.
20:14But nonetheless, that's probably Wedgwood's best of the night.
20:17And then a few fisticuffs.
20:19Oh, Kelly nailed the linesman as well.
20:22Linesman's been hit to the bench.
20:24And taken a few punches at one.
20:26Oh, that's a healthy shot by Parker Kelly on Matt Boldy as well.
20:32That could have easily cost Kelly two for roughing.
20:38I'll talk about letting them play.
20:41And it looks like no penalties.
20:44Landis Goggin, Koldy, and Hartman are absolutely giving it to each other on the bench.
20:48Faber off the draw.
20:49One-timer.
20:50Rocker's save made by Wedgwood.
20:52At least with the shoulder.
20:53He was able to stop the Spurgeon try.
20:57Spurgeon gets another opportunity.
20:58Here is Faber.
21:00Into the corner it goes to Tarasenko.
21:02Back to Faber in the return.
21:04Tarasenko hooks the puck deep.
21:07Nice intercept the lead by Tades.
21:09Perfect.
21:10Trurie filters one off the left wing wall.
21:13Trurie shoots.
21:14Shoulder's save made by Gustafson.
21:16Hugging the post.
21:19It opens up a bit now for Johansson.
21:21Wrist shot.
21:22Blocker's save again.
21:23Got into the far wall by Wedgwood.
21:27McKinnon across.
21:30He's erased by Middleton.
21:32And the puck pops free.
21:34Took it back by Johansson again.
21:37Driving the middle is Marcus Foligno.
21:40Johansson instead softly to the corner.
21:42Trying to get the cycle going.
21:44Stern digs it free.
21:45Onto the stick of Lekkonen.
21:47And he clears.
21:48Seven minutes gone by third period.
21:51Picing is the call here.
21:58Devon Tades is one of the best defensive defensemen in the NHL.
22:02And he goes to work here.
22:04Watch his stick and his footwork.
22:06He pressures high and then recovers low to the middle.
22:08And then the Avs get going on the transition.
22:11It's a perfect play from Tades on the defensive side of the ring.
22:14And from good defense comes good offense.
22:16And the Avs get a great chance.
22:18But that's all in the world from Devon Tades.
22:20One of the best defensive defensemen and all-around players in the National Hockey League.
22:24He seems like the perfect complement skill set-wise to McCarr.
22:28It's unbelievable that Joe Sackis was able to get him for only two second-round picks
22:33from the Islanders in 2020.
22:35I mean, he should go for four.
22:37He's been that good for Colorado since coming over.
22:41Boldy.
22:41Swings it up top.
22:43The pirouette by Hughes.
22:45Wrist shot blocked in front.
22:47A broken stick.
22:48And coming away is McKinnon with speed.
22:51All by himself.
22:52He tries the 360 sweep.
22:54The Rams are going to get a power play.
22:56Zuccarello with the slash.
22:58The trip, excuse me.
23:05Minnesota 36, two minutes tripping.
23:10Zuccarello will sit.
23:13A two-goal lead for the Avalanche.
23:15And they'll have a power play when we come back because of the trip by Zuccarello.
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24:08Final kill again for Minnesota.
24:09They're trying to stay in the game.
24:12Across the line McKinnon.
24:14And they get things set up with Landis Scott.
24:15Banked up top.
24:16McCarr hooks the backhanded pass to Natchez.
24:22Natchez dangles.
24:23McCarr handles.
24:24Back to Natchez.
24:25One-timer.
24:26Just wide of the glove side.
24:28Augustuson.
24:29And out of play.
24:37Colorado gets set up.
24:38And Cale McCarr at the top of the umbrella knows he has Natchez with the big one-timer.
24:42Natchez doesn't get all of that.
24:43Natchez has a huge hook on his blade.
24:46He can get that puck up super quick.
24:48He kind of just catches that off the trail.
24:50Augustuson gets a piece of it.
24:53Natchez has one for two on the power play.
24:55Landis Scott scored a beautiful goal.
24:57Off a pass on a set play from McKinnon.
25:00Early.
25:00There's the shot.
25:01Got it on net by McKinnon.
25:03Leveraged his way in front.
25:04And a nice save made by Gustafson.
25:08McCarr toes the line.
25:10Off to Kadri on the wing.
25:13Down to the goal line.
25:14Landis Scott.
25:14The return to Kadri.
25:16One-timer McKinnon.
25:17Saved by Gustafson.
25:19And the clear by favor.
25:22That's a play Colorado's going to look for.
25:24So typically the middle man just hangs out in the middle.
25:26McKinnon fades out into that open ice and opens up the one-timer.
25:30Landis Scott finds him for a good chance.
25:32McKinnon to zone entry.
25:34Drops to McCarr.
25:36McCarr protects the puck.
25:37Sweeps it.
25:38Off to Kadri.
25:39And gets a return.
25:42Kadri up high.
25:44And now it goes to the goal line.
25:46And Landis Scott.
25:47He was looking at Nate just in the bumper.
25:49Erased in the corner by Middleton.
25:50A good stick by Nick Foligno.
25:53He'll check Kadri.
25:54And clear.
25:55That's a really good play by Middleton.
25:56When you sense a bobbled puck, you go.
25:59And then when one goes, you know you're going to have two or three other of your teammates in your
26:03back pocket coming with you.
26:04A terrific read by Middleton Foligno in the wild.
26:07And an errant pass intended for Nechushkin from McCarr.
26:10Becomes an ability for favor to kill some time and clear.
26:14And that should just about do it for the power play.
26:18Zuccarello set to hop out.
26:22He exits the box.
26:23Two shots on net on that power play.
26:27Minnesota had to have the kill and they get it.
26:30Can they create offense now?
26:31As we approach the midway point of the third period.
26:39Tabes, a rolling puck, he gets it deep.
26:43Hughes.
26:44Checked hard by Lechenden.
26:46Lechenden lays on top of Hughes.
26:49Hughes is on top of the puck.
26:51Zuccarello puts a shoulder to Brock Nelson away from the play.
26:55And when Hughes is down, he's going to get protected.
26:58And here comes two Foligno.
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27:26Hughes is so shifty and quick on his legs.
27:28He stops, he almost turns into that hit.
27:31There's no time for Lechenden to avoid that hit.
27:34That's in slow-mo.
27:35When you turn as the puck carrier, you're going to get hit like that every time.
27:39Lechenden's already set his feet and committed to that hit.
27:42It's not a penalty.
27:45He paid the prize as well as Nico Sturm was right there for one shiver after another.
27:52But I would think any hit that you can get on Quinn Hughes, you're going to take that opportunity
27:58if you're Colorado.
27:59Normally, he's impossible to catch.
28:01And that one, Lechenden's not really known as a big hitter.
28:04But Hughes kind of turns into where Lechenden's already going at full speed.
28:08You cannot get out of that angle when your feet are set.
28:11Faber looks to attack, and backhands the pass across the line.
28:16Zuccarello tied up.
28:18Plays it to the corner.
28:21And now out comes Landis Scott to the red line.
28:24Pumps it in.
28:26Gustafson looks over his shoulder.
28:28Delays a bit, and backhands the puck ahead.
28:31Faber plays it even further.
28:33Hartman tosses it into the glove.
28:35It's got it away by Wedgwood to the corner.
28:39Molenski can't clear, but Landis Scott can.
28:44Trying to break his Caprizov.
28:46He holds.
28:48Fresh skates off the bench.
28:49It's Boldy.
28:52Boldy into the skates of Caprizov.
28:54Nearly missed Uroff as well.
28:59Boldy with some room.
29:01Boldy in the high slot.
29:03Drops it off.
29:03Johansson on the move.
29:04Rift shot wide.
29:05All the way around for the retrieval by Boldy.
29:09Lays a pass off to Johansson.
29:12Johansson again.
29:13One-hands it.
29:14Leverages the puck to the goal line.
29:15It's behind.
29:16There's Uroff to pick up the loose change.
29:20Hughes.
29:20Tightrokes the line.
29:22Hughes peels.
29:24Gets erased by McTiernan.
29:25Who takes the puck away.
29:27Head clears.
29:31What a sequence by the Wild.
29:33They had all the momentum.
29:35A great shift by them.
29:36A shift they needed.
29:37And then McKinnon erases Hughes to end that.
29:40Great shift by McKinnon.
29:41Great play to deny Hughes.
29:44That's what keeps it moving.
29:46Burns the outlet.
29:47Parker Kelly on the hop.
29:49Center circle.
29:50Coddry with the crossover.
29:51Off the shin guards of Middleton.
29:53It ends up in the corner.
29:54Coddry skates onto the loose puck.
29:56Tries to center.
29:58It's denied.
29:58Gets tapped out.
29:59He goes down.
30:00Penalty call.
30:02That shot off the post from Burns.
30:04And now the whistle.
30:07Play continued after the Coddry call.
30:10And Burns nearly took advantage from long range.
30:13And now the officials will check.
30:15And see if it's two minutes or four.
30:18And it looks like Coddry is not bleeding.
30:21So.
30:22It looks like they'll come away with a two-minute call.
30:25But still with 8-11 to go.
30:27This is a huge penalty for Minnesota to take.
30:31McCarron was giving it to Coddry for going down a little too easy.
30:36It looks like they're going to review this.
30:44It looks like Chris Rooney is asking for the iPad or.
30:54Here's the penalty.
30:57Well, unfortunate for Tarasenko.
30:59When you go for a poke check like that,
31:02you're trying to go stick on stick.
31:03He gets high up on the shaft.
31:05And then it rides all the way up.
31:07And clips Coddry.
31:09Here's Chris Rooney with the call.
31:11Minnesota 91.
31:12Two minutes.
31:13High sticking.
31:19Nathan McKinnon's
31:21going to get a chance on the power play here.
31:23But right before that,
31:24he buries Quinn Hughes with a big hit.
31:27Great defensive play by McKinnon.
31:29After the power play when we return.
31:42EJ has expected.
31:44Hughes in favor.
31:44Time on ice.
31:45They are the leaders.
31:46But that might be less time on ice
31:48than you even expected they would have tonight.
31:49Well, they're going to have to play
31:50almost the rest of this game
31:52if they have any chance of winning it.
31:54Hughes average is 31-16
31:57and favor average is 29-39.
31:59You're going to see a lot
32:01of those two to end the game here.
32:03Minnesota has to get this kill.
32:05They'll have six minutes left to try
32:07and get this game within one
32:08and then you have a chance
32:09to maybe try and tie the game.
32:11They killed off the last couple.
32:13One for three on the kill tonight.
32:15McKinnon.
32:16He's the late arrival.
32:18Off to Landiskov.
32:20Another good shot by favor
32:21to play the puck in the corner.
32:23It's up top though.
32:24Tumacar with room.
32:25On the flank at Stages.
32:27Stages to the goal line.
32:29The return from McKinnon.
32:30Stages walks it all the way
32:31down to the goal line himself.
32:34A stick tap from McKinnon.
32:35Into the bumper it goes.
32:36Shot by Landiskov.
32:38Missed the net.
32:38That was the set play
32:39they scored on earlier.
32:41That time Landiskov had time
32:43to dust the puck off
32:44and now he misses
32:45the hard around to Kadri.
32:47McKinnon wanted that puck
32:49on the goal line.
32:49He was tapping his stick
32:51wanting it from Natchez.
32:52He knew where Landiskov was.
32:54They almost got an identical goal
32:55to the one they got in the first.
32:58Natchez glides.
32:59Waits for the drop.
33:01It's McKinnon.
33:02Tucked over to Kadri.
33:04Kadri sauces a pass
33:05into the slot.
33:06It carries up top.
33:07Natchez.
33:08Now McKinnon at the half wall.
33:10Natchez the return.
33:11Works to Makar.
33:12Around the horn it goes Kadri.
33:14Kadri holds.
33:17Gets Makar.
33:19Kadri on the flank.
33:21Down to the goal line once again.
33:23Landiskov.
33:24See if he heads back to the bumper.
33:25There's the one-timer.
33:27McKinnon on the power flag.
33:29The Avalanches strike again and extend their lead.
33:51The Avs get possession in the zone because of this entry.
33:54It's the behind-the-back pass by Natchez to McKinnon.
33:57That sets up the entire play.
33:59They get possession and they get to pick the play they want to run.
34:03It's Kadri all the way through the seam.
34:05McKinnon gets a rolling puck.
34:07I think that might have hit Trennan on the way in.
34:10Gustafson doesn't see it and it's a deflected puck.
34:12But McKinnon gets lost.
34:14He goes from middle to the left side of your screen.
34:17Avs are up 4-1 with their second ball and play goal of the game.
34:25That's Eric Johnson and Mbappe Schuzen.
34:27Leah Hextall with us as well.
34:29EJ, this has been really when you think about it, start to finish,
34:32a pretty big-ditch performance by the President's Trophy team
34:36and a team that for the better part of 145 days has had the best record in the league.
34:41As that puck, Mrs. Hartman, chops it behind the net.
34:45They had one defensive breakdown off a neutral zone draw
34:48where they lost track of Kaprizov.
34:51He scored a breakaway goal.
34:52That's been it.
34:55They've played almost a perfect game.
34:57Minnesota's out shooting them, yeah, 27-20,
35:00but the abs have been in full control almost the entire night.
35:06McKinnon, a three-point night for him.
35:10He's got a couple of assists to go along with his goal.
35:1213-18, the time of the goal.
35:14Nadri and Landeskog the assists, so it's a two-point night for Landeskog as well.
35:20Scores on the power play, assists on the power play.
35:23And it looks like this series will head back to St. Paul
35:27with Minnesota trailing by two.
35:34Johansson protects it.
35:37Hunt is met by O'Connor.
35:39It's in behind the net.
35:41You're off center.
35:41Score!
35:42They throw it out in front.
35:45And in perfect position, Marcus Johansson is able to beat Wedgwood.
35:515.27 to go.
35:53It's now a two-goal game again.
35:56And certainly reason for John Hines to start thinking about what he wants to pull the goaltender.
36:00They get a little bit of life.
36:02And it's from the top of the zone down to the bottom.
36:06The little play, the shoulder check by Urog, he just throws it there.
36:10Colorado's done an unbelievable job of shutting down the middle of the ice.
36:14Kelly gets puck focused.
36:15The puck goes right under his blade to Johansson, who gets his third of the playoffs.
36:33That's so, excuse me, Bob, that's tough for a goalie because they're at their post,
36:37they're looking behind the net, and then when it comes right up into the slot,
36:41they have to push so fast, and it's almost a moving play where they come out,
36:45and they just lose sight of the puck ever so quickly.
36:48It's a beautiful play by Minnesota to penetrate the slot and get that one-time-to-goal.
36:53EJ, 5.15 to go, so I know we're not there yet,
36:56but at what point down two are you thinking about pulling Gustafsson?
37:01Three-ish, maybe, you know, maybe a little bit longer.
37:03You hope to maybe get one in the next two or three minutes to get it within one,
37:07and then you pull him for sure.
37:09But, you know, you get a one or two shift opportunity here
37:11and see if you can cut the lead, and then you pull your goalie.
37:13But if not, he's coming in the next minute and a half.
37:16Well, the final five minutes are brought to you by Kayak,
37:20and we'll see at what point Gustafsson will start to look to the bench
37:24as we are down to 4.45 to go.
37:27The Wilds need a pair.
37:31Kept alive, thrown off the end board.
37:34Paddle to the corner by Westwood,
37:35and he gets supported by Makar, who draws a penalty.
37:39An absolute killer for Minnesota.
37:41They couldn't afford to do that.
37:42Absolutely killer to take that high-sticking penalty.
37:48Kaprizov went right up to the face of Kayle Makar.
37:5497 Minnesota, two minutes cross-checking.
37:57That is a killer for Minnesota, down by two, four and a half minutes to go.
38:02Kaprizov gets that high stick at the cross-check right up in Makar's face.
38:07Have to call that every single time.
38:09Abs are up two here in Denver.
38:23Good evening, Scott Van Pelt here in the Nation's Capitol getting set for SportsCenter.
38:26We'll have full postgame of the Wild and Avalanche.
38:29Visit with EJ on that.
38:30We've got two more playoff games in the NBA.
38:32And one big thing I didn't know I was going to write on the importance of remembering.
38:36We're all from somewhere.
38:38Bob, Eric, back to you.
38:42All right, SVP, thanks very much.
38:44Back to the power play.
38:45Backdoor set made by Gustafson to keep the game alive on the stuff attempt backdoor
38:50that was beautifully set up to Kadri.
38:52Wow, that was his best of the night.
38:54What a save by Gustafson.
38:56So any pulse that Minnesota has, that was a must save for the Gust bus.
39:02And now Natchez moves it in again.
39:06Makar in the takeaway.
39:08They need a pair.
39:09He's going to think offense dumps it in.
39:12Foligno attacks.
39:14Marcus Foligno is triple teamed.
39:17It pops free to McKinnon.
39:23340 to go.
39:24And at 13 left on the power play.
39:27The drop for Natchez dropped further, but a good stick by Nick Foligno to clear the zone.
39:33So I would have to think, EJ, if this ends up being a penalty kill for Minnesota, it probably is
39:39an immediate pull for Gustafson as soon as he can get to the bench down by two.
39:43It should be, it should be, in my mind, it should be an immediate pull.
39:45It should be an immediate pull.
39:46Minnesota can get the kill.
39:49Lekinon waiting for the puck.
39:51He'll reverse it.
39:53Malinsky is there.
39:54Chips it to Natchez can move to the corner.
39:57Arturi Lekinon back up top.
39:59Taves.
40:00Now Malinsky plays catch D to D.
40:04At the half wall, it's Natchez can.
40:08Now Taves.
40:10And straightaway Malinsky.
40:12Back to Taves.
40:13Malinsky.
40:14Around the horn.
40:15There's the return.
40:16One-timer save made by Gustafson.
40:19Whipped up the glass.
40:20And a rolling puck nicely kept by Brock Nelson.
40:23Foligno couldn't clear.
40:24Taves walks it deep.
40:26Centering pass.
40:27Tipped back door.
40:28Lekinon nearly got snuck inside the post behind Gustafson.
40:34The power play about to expire.
40:37And we have a whistle.
40:38An offside call.
40:40Kaprizov a second away from stepping out of the box.
40:45Wednesday, Montreal at Buffalo.
40:48That begins the TNT playoff doubleheader.
40:51Anaheim and Vegas will follow game number two of that series
40:54after Montreal and Buffalo begin.
40:56Carolina at Philadelphia with the two games to none lead on TNT Thursday
41:00at 8 Eastern and Friday night.
41:03It will be game two of the Habs and Sabres.
41:06Out of the box comes Kaprizov.
41:10Wedgwood.
41:12For a moment thought about keeping play moving.
41:16And now the cover.
41:17And now it will be an empty net at the other end.
41:20The Wiley are going to pull their goalie to make it six on five.
41:22But I want you to watch McKinnon.
41:24He's in the middle, but he drifts back into the open ice.
41:28Middleton five thinks he has him, but McKinnon drifts high and wide.
41:32That opens up all the ice.
41:34And Trennan has to come out, but it hits him and goes in anyway.
41:37But McKinnon gets lost on the backside, and that opens up the one-timer.
41:42That shot stopped by Wedgwood, and he traps it.
41:48Hartman fired one quickly.
41:51The net empty for the Wild.
41:53Down by two.
41:57And another wedgie, Chad, reigns down in support of their goaltender.
42:07If you're the Wild Bob, you have to get volume there.
42:10You have to park one, two, three bodies there and get shots in traffic in front of Wedgwood.
42:15He stopped a ton of pucks tonight.
42:17They need to get deflections and screens in front of Wedgwood.
42:21McKinnon.
42:23Through center.
42:24And this will roll wide of the empty net.
42:26That hit favors on the ice.
42:32Favor the drop.
42:33Quinn Hughes, the carry.
42:34Stretch pass.
42:37McCarr tied up with Kaprizov who wins the puck.
42:39Trying to bank shot.
42:40It sailed through the top of the crease.
42:44Zuccarello escapes out of the puck.
42:45Reverses.
42:47Boldy waiting for it at the half wall.
42:49Down to the goal line.
42:52Faber back to Boldy.
42:54Boldy eyes the net.
42:56Faber with room.
42:57Wrist shot off the post.
42:58Wedgwood never saw it.
43:00Zuccarello in the corner.
43:0390 seconds to go.
43:05Pucks have to get to the net for Minnesota.
43:07They need two.
43:08Boldy again looks at the net.
43:10Check to the corner.
43:11And he is buried by McKinnon.
43:14And Boldy's heard.
43:15Boldy's heard.
43:15McKinnon crushed him.
43:16And Hartman's going over to McKinnon trying to get him to fight.
43:20Boldy is well offside as well.
43:22He has to get back onside.
43:25Just to keep the game alive.
43:27And does.
43:28That shot just saved me.
43:30By Wedgwood on Kaprizov.
43:33What hustle by Boldy heard to dive back to the line.
43:37Just to get onside to allow Kaprizov the opportunity.
43:41But what a hit again delivered by McKinnon.
43:45That's two huge hits by McKinnon in the third period.
43:49He hits Hughes hard earlier.
43:52And he buries Boldy.
43:56Boldy gets rid of that puck.
43:57He's kind of off balance.
43:58Leaning for it.
43:59Doesn't expect a hit from McKinnon.
44:03And then Boldy all heart.
44:06You know he's stinging from that hit.
44:08And he busts his tail to get back onside.
44:11Right here.
44:11Watch the two hard strides.
44:12And lays out.
44:16So John Hines calls his timeout.
44:19With under a minute to go in the net empty.
44:22But he had all of his big guns out there.
44:24So they need at least a breather.
44:32They need one.
44:34In the next 30 seconds to have any chance to tie the game.
44:39Colorado's going to try and run a set play off the D-zone drop.
44:42They like to fake like they're going strong side.
44:44The same side the face-offs on.
44:46And they like to drop the low wing off the back behind the net.
44:49It's kind of like a play-action flea flicker almost.
44:53You fake like you're going up.
44:54And then you drop it back behind the net.
44:56Colorado likes to try and run that play.
44:58We'll see if they try and do it here off the D-zone draw.
45:00But look for Minnesota to run a quick play back to Hughes.
45:04And get the puck to the net.
45:05And try and get some rebounds.
45:07How about Boldy shaking off the effects of that hit on McKinnon.
45:12And those two will square off for the draw.
45:16Watch Leckon at 62.
45:17He might drop to the back post if they win it.
45:21Boldy swept at the puck.
45:23Tries again.
45:24And floats it right through the top of the blue paint.
45:28Boldy has the puck.
45:29It's a cross for Hughes.
45:30Long rib shot off the end wall.
45:33It's chipped out to neutral zone.
45:35Hughes the recovery.
45:37But we are down to 35 seconds to go.
45:39Pressured by Nachushka.
45:45Hughes to Hartman.
45:46Boldy is tied up.
45:49And time expiring here on Minnesota.
45:51As Hughes has to settle for the crank around.
45:55Hartman rink wide.
45:56Got it better than that now.
45:59Zuccarello has the puck.
46:01Down to the goal line.
46:02A good stick by Burns.
46:03Swats at it.
46:04It's played to the corner.
46:05Ten seconds to go.
46:06Nachushka will lob it out.
46:08It heads towards the empty net.
46:10Scores.
46:28Colorado has a master class performance tonight.
46:32And Nachushka puts the dagger in the coffin in game two.
46:35He gets his first of the playoffs.
46:37And Colorado is going to cruise to a 5-2 win here in game two.
46:41And it's absolute must-win time for Minnesota as they head back to St. Paul for game three on Saturday.
46:50And they might have reinforcements.
46:53Jewel Eriksson-Eck may be back.
46:54Bodine may be back.
46:56But it's a huge win by Colorado to take a 2-0 series lead.
47:00And now it's a huge win.
47:30Monster night for McKinnon.
47:33And for Wedgwood as well.
47:34EJ, that really is, you have to think, a confidence-building bounce-back performance.
47:39They get the win in game one.
47:41But no goaltender can feel great when six end up in the net behind him.
47:45Tonight he gives up only two.
47:48And he was a big reason as well why Colorado won this game.
47:51The big gun showed up for Colorado.
47:53McKinnon a goal and two assists.
47:55Landis-Gogg a goal and an assist.
47:57Wedgwood 29 saves on 31 shots.
48:01The exact blueprint that Colorado needs to continue to play like if they're going to advance to the Western Finals.
48:10Well, the Avalanche, they haven't lost yet.
48:12Six wins and fourth by at least two goals.
48:16They sweep the Kings out in round number one.
48:19And now they've got the two games to none lead on Minnesota.
48:23And round number two and all of the big guns were in it tonight for the Avalanche.
48:28It began with Mages-Landis-Gogg on the power play.
48:32McKinnon a multi-point night as well.
48:35For Eric Johnson and Leah Hextall, I'm Bob Wischusen.
48:38Thanks so much for watching.
48:41SportsCenter takes over now with Scott VanVel.
48:47Avalanche in control, or are they?
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