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What The Hell Was That?
May 4, 2026
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Simply observing the regular season would have given you a heads-up that Avalanche-Wild in the second round would make a spine-tingling playoff series. But how could anyone have imagined what transpired in Game 1? A night that started like a disappointing Avs blowout quickly turned into one of the craziest goalfests in NHL history, with Colorado eventually overwhelming Minnesota by a final score of 9-6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1EEOlQYWFE If you blinked at all while watching this game, you probably missed at least one goal. Despite facing a sensational rookie goaltender in Jesper Wallstedt, who had confounded the Dallas Stars in the first round, the Avalanche asserted their status as the best offense in the league by exploding for three goals in two minutes halfway through the first. I confess that when Artturi Lehkonen potted a wide-open shot on the power play to make the score 3-0, I thought to myself, Well, that's it for tonight. But the Wild had a resolute response, powering the next two past Scott Wedgewood to go into intermission feeling good at 3-2 down.
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