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05/09 22:53 CDT Kaprizov gets the Wild going with a goal and two assists in a
5-1 win to hand the Avs their 1st loss
Kaprizov gets the Wild going with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win to hand
the Avs their 1st loss
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) --- Kirill Kaprizov scored first and assisted on the next
two goals as the Minnesota Wild forced a goalie change and handed the Colorado
Avalanche their first loss in this postseason with a 5-1 victory in Game 3 of
their second-round NHL playoff series on Saturday night.
Quinn Hughes followed Kaprizov's four-on-four score late in the first period
with a four-on-three goal less than two minutes later. Ryan Hartman batted in a
deflected power-play shot with 4:23 elapsed in the second period to prompt an
early departure for Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood, who was replaced by
Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nathan MacKinnon got the Avalanche on the board on a power play later in the
second period before Brock Faber answered just 20 seconds later by deflecting a
puck past Blackwood.
Matt Boldy added an empty-net goal and Jesper Wallstedt made 34 saves in his
return to the net for the Wild after a 9-6 loss in the unhinged series opener
prompted a start for Filip Gustavsson in Game 2.
The Avalanche will take a 2-1 lead into Game 4 in Minnesota on Monday, before
the teams return to Colorado for Game 5 on Wednesday.
The Avalanche faced their first multigoal deficit of this postseason after they
had 12 different players score over the first two games of this series, an NHL
record.
Faber had two assists and has nine points in nine playoff games. Mats
Zuccarello, who took the shot that Faber tipped past Blackwood, also had two
assists and has 10 points in seven playoff games.
Wedgewood, who led the NHL in save percentage and goals against average during
the regular season and had matched the franchise postseason record with six
consecutive victories, made nine saves. Blackwood had 12.
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