The Avalanche tame Wild again in Game 2, going 6-0 in the playoffs

Denver — Nathan McKinnon Scored one goal and assisted on two others Colorado snow Rolled through Minnesota’s new netminder, Philip GustavsonOn their way a 5-2 win Over the Wild on Tuesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series.

The Avalanche have now won six straight postseason games, tying the 2021 squad for the franchise’s longest winning streak to start the playoffs.

This game featured a bit more defense than the 9-6 blowout in Game 1. The 14 goals are the most for the Avalanche in the first two games of a playoff series. Calgary Flames There were 15 against it Los Angeles Kings In 1988.

Martin Neckas, Gabriel Landskog And Nicholas Ray scored their first goal in the series. Valery Nichushkin An empty-net is added at the last second. Twelve different Avalanche players scored in the series, an NHL record for the first two games of a series.

Scott Wedgwood He made 29 saves on a night where he made contact — on one occasion he was knocked into the net — and took off the mask, leading to some quick repairs.

The Wild goes to the net with Gustavson Jesper Walstead Gave up eight goals in a 9-6 loss. Gustavsson got off to a rough start, giving up two shots in the first period and the first shot in the second. He settled down and finished with 18 saves.

The series shifts to Minnesota for Game 3 on Saturday.

The Avalanche are 18-2 in best-of-seven playoff series since visiting Denver in 1995-96, winning the first two games.

Kirill Kaprizov And Marcus Johansson The goal was for the Wild. Temper flared in the third, with Parker Kelly get into a fight with Matt Boldy and hit the lineman with his glove. No penalty was imposed.

The Colorado Wild rallied late after Gustavsson was pulled for an extra skater. Boldy took a big hit from McKinnon along the board and was slow to get up.

Necas gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead in the first period, but Kaprizov tied it just six seconds later. The six-second gap between goals by both teams was tied for the fifth-fastest two-goal streak in postseason history, according to NHL statistics.

Landskog later added a power-play score on a pass from McKinnon, who had two assists in the first period for his 21st career multipoint playoff period. He passed Hall of Famer Joe Sakic for the most in franchise history.