Wild season ends with 4-3 overtime loss to Avalanche in Game 5: Takeaways
The Minnesota Wild’s final loss of the season was their most painful. The Wild blew an early three-goal lead to […]
Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Minnesota Wild’s final loss of the season was their most painful. The Wild blew an early three-goal lead to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of their Western Conference Second Round series at Ball Arena on Wednesday night.
They still led by two before allowing a pair of goals in the final 3:33 of regulation that forced overtime. Minnesota failed to convert on two excellent scoring chances early in overtime before Avs defenseman Brett Kulak scored at 3:52 of OT for a 4-3 victory. Colorado is headed to the conference final against the Anaheim-Vegas series winner.
Minnesota is headed home with one of the most painful losses in its history. Kulak broke up an excellent scoring chance in the defensive zone before racing up ice, taking a pass from Martin Necas and one-timing it past Jesper Wallstedt for the series-winning goal. It was his first goal since Jan.
19, when he was playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins. BRETT KULAK SENDS THE AVS TO THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL 😱 pic. twitter.
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