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Colorado Avalanche goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood allows a goal by Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson in the first period of Game 5 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

DENVER \u2014 Scott Wedgewood didn\u2019t get the start in goal but he sure got the save \u2014 and the win that sent the Colorado Avalanche to the Western Conference final.<\/p>

Read more Brett Kulak scores 3: 52 into OT, Avs advance to West final with 4-3 win over Wild<\/a><\/p>\n

Mackenzie Blackwood got the nod in net for the second straight game but he was pulled after allowing three first-period goals 48 hours after a brilliant victory at Minnesota in Game 4.<\/p>\n

Wedgewood, who won his first six starts in his first Stanley Cup playoffs run before losing Game 3 in Minnesota, was perfect in relief in Colorado\u2019s 4-3 series-clinching overtime comeback<\/a> that sent the Avalanche to the next round to face either Anaheim or Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I could have made changes to our lineup with healthy bodies after the first period, I\u2019d have pulled a whole bunch of guys, not just Blackwood,\u201d Colorado coach Jared Bednar said.<\/p>\n

Blackwood surrendered a goal to Marcus Johansson just 34 seconds into the game, then allowed a pair of goals to Nick Foligno sandwiched around a goal by Michael McCarron that was waved off because he\u2019d batted the puck with his right glove.<\/p>\n

It was the only break Blackwood caught on a tough night that looked nothing like his Game 4 masterpiece and for a while gave renewed hope to the Wild.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were losing all over the ice in every aspect,\u201d Bednar said. \u201cWhen it comes to the goalie switch, a regular-season game I would have left Blackwood in there because he was no different than the rest of our team, like we just weren\u2019t good enough. But you\u2019re looking for a spark, and for me that\u2019s a tough situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wedgewood said it was tough coming into an elimination game midstream, but he and Blackwood have split time in goal all season, so this was nothing new.<\/p>

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\u201cThere\u2019s no egos,\u201d Wedgewood said. \u201c… He\u2019s on the bench, he\u2019s not sulking. … If it\u2019s me switching to him or him switching for me and giving these guys a little boost, then there\u2019s no ego. There\u2019s no, \u2018It\u2019s got to be me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For much of the night it looked like Bednar\u2019s juggling of his goaltenders this series was backfiring with the Avalanche losing their stranglehold on the series, the Wild snatching the momentum and Colorado frittering away its pronounced edge in the net.<\/p>\n

With Wedgewood in the net, the Avs played much better in the second period but Parker Kelly was the only one to score. Then, the Wild played terrific defense and the series appeared headed back to St. Paul for Game 6 before the Avalanche scored twice in the final 3 1\/2 minutes of the third period to force overtime.<\/p>\n

Jack Drury made it 3-2 and Nathan McKinnon\u2019s spectacular goal with 1:23 left tied it.<\/p>\n

Deadline addition Brett Kulak ended the game and the series with his first goal in 115 days 3:52 into the extra period.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody thought this series would end 4-1 just with how good they are,\u201d Wedgewood said. \u201cWe find ways to win games. I\u2019m proud of our group tonight.\u201d<\/p>

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___<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/stanley-cup<\/a> and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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