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Nathan MacKinnon didn't really want to hear about how the Colorado Avalanche remain squarely in a win-it-all sort of window and how there's always next year. This is the cold, hard reality: MacKinnon and the top-seeded Avs are done in the second round for a third season in a row. The latest chapter was a 4-2 series loss to Vegas after winning the opening two games — and following a first-round sweep of the St. Louis Blues.
The Colorado Avalanche will need to win in Las Vegas if the club wants to advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Colorado played as solid of a Game 5 as it could for nearly 60 minutes on Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, but the difference came in about 10 combined seconds that involved Avs turnovers and led to goals against, according to head coach Jared Bednar.
DENVER The Colorado Avalanche course-corrected, only to wind up on the brink of elimination.
Colorado got back to its brand of hockey at home, but Vegas showed a willingness throughout Game 5 to sacrifice its shins. The Golden Knights blocked their 26th shot of the night before Max Pacioretty pushed the puck forward to Mark Stone. Stone had half a step on the Avalanche defense and put the game away 50 seconds into overtime, 3-2.
The Avalanche’s first home loss since March 27 also in overtime against the Golden Knights put them down 3-2 in the series as they head back to Vegas, where the hosts won Games 3 and 4.
DENVER The Colorado Avalanche course-corrected, only to wind up on the brink of elimination.
Colorado got back to its brand of hockey at home, but Vegas showed a willingness throughout Game 5 to sacrifice its shins. The Golden Knights blocked their 26th shot of the night before Max Pacioretty pushed the puck forward to Mark Stone. Stone had half a step on the Avalanche defense and put the game away 50 seconds into overtime, 3-2.
The Avalanche’s first home loss since March 27 also in overtime against the Golden Knights put them down 3-2 in the series as they head back to Vegas, where the hosts won Games 3 and 4.