Golden Knights Outlast Avalanche, Take Game 1
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The Colorado Avalanche could make a change in goal ahead of a pivotal Game 4 matchup versus the Minnesota Wild.
The high-scoring Avs snapped back from a midseries lull and beat the Wild in Game 4 on Monday night to take control of the second-round series.
The Colorado Avalanche made a change in net for the first time this postseason, pulling Scott Wedgewood early in the second period of Game 3 of their second-round NHL playoff series.
Get well, Cale. Or the Avalanche are in deep doo-doo against the Vegas Golden Knights. After the Golden Knights laid a 4-2 whupping on the Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Wednesday night,
Wedgewood has made seven straight starts for the Avalanche, who lead the Wild 2-1 in the best-of-7 series. He’s 6-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .911 save percentage, but the 33-year-old was pulled early in the second period of the Avalanche’s 5-1 loss to the Wild on Saturday after he allowed three goals on 12 shots.
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.