Kirill Kaprizov scored first and assisted on the next two goals as the Minnesota Wild delivered the Colorado Avalanche their first defeat this postseason with a 5-1 victory in Game 3 of their second-round series. Quinn Hughes followed Kaprizov’s 4-on-4 score late in the first period with a 4-on-3 goal less than two minutes later.
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Here's what to doRejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump's religious liberty commissionEsculturas de Leonora Carrington se presentan en laberintoSportsKaprizov gets the Wild going with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win to hand the Avs their 1st lossMinnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov skates with the puck as Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor defends during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes looks toward a referee while defended by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, bottom, defends against a shot while pressured by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt blocks a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Kaprizov gets the Wild going with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win to hand the Avs their 1st lossMinnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov skates with the puck as Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor defends during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov skates with the puck as Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor defends during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes looks toward a referee while defended by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes looks toward a referee while defended by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, bottom, defends against a shot while pressured by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, bottom, defends against a shot while pressured by Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt blocks a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt blocks a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Parker Kelly during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL Stanley Cup hockey second-round playoff series Saturday, May 9, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. ST. PAUL, Minn.
— Kirill Kaprizov scored first and assisted on the next two goals as the Minnesota Wild forced aQuinn 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 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. Campbell is a sports reporter for The Associated Press, based in Minneapolis. He has covered all of the major teams in Minnesota as well as stories of national interest for the AP since 2000.
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