Golden Knights stun Avs after scoring five straight goals in wild Game 3 rally

[p]This is the first time in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Avalanche[/a]'s history that they've been down 3-0 in a playoff series as the home team. They were previously 74-1 all-time in the playoffs when leading by at least seven goals. [/p][p]It was also 170 games since the Avs had lost three games in a row in regulation.[/p][p]As for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vegas-golden-knights/fTT0TsUg/"]Golden Knights[/a], it marked the first time in their nine-year history that they won a playoff game when trailing by three or more goals. They were 0-19 in such playoff games, while also being 4-139-3 during the regular season.[/p][p]They are now one win away from their third Stanley Cup Final.[/p][p]Game 4 between the Golden Knights and Avalanche is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th.[/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]It took just 3:21 after puck-drop for the first goal to show up on the scoreboard. [/p][p][b]Colorado's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/landeskog-gabriel/6ikuwFTl/"]Gabriel Landeskog[/a] scored his fifth goal of the postseason to put his team up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]1-0[/a] before the Golden Knights even had a shot on goal. [/b][/p][p]His fifth came off a rebound from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toews-devon/reqrfRJD/"]Devon Toews[/a]' shot that was passed along by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mackinnon-nathan/dhMyX3sE/"]Nathan MacKinnon[/a], both of whom recorded their eighth assists these playoffs. [/p][embed guid="00f27678-4898-4d1c-92ba-ba13133a21fa" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2ZEzLxKGo" social-type="youtube" /][p]Three minutes later, the Avs would double their lead in what seemed like the blink of an eye.[/p][p][b]This time, it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kadri-nazem/SvDyIhqL/"]Nazem Kadri[/a], who scored his third of the postseason and his first of the series to give the Avs a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]2-0[/a] lead. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/necas-martin/lMcuOznA/"]Martin Necas[/a] recorded his 11th assist in his 12th game these playoffs, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manson-josh/MusKROMh/"]Josh Manson[/a] recorded his third. [/p][p]Colorado's two goals in 7:03 minutes are the fastest two goals scored on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hart-carter/jeyiztUC/"]Carter Hart[/a] in these entire playoffs. [/p][embed guid="fd18a814-ddea-49dc-8913-9669eadccaa4" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2058708570611568898?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]This time being six minutes later, the Avs would continue to pour it on in the first period. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/drury-jack/bmkTQTUq/"]Jack Drury[/a] scored his third goal of the postseason during Vegas' first power play of the game to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]3-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Colorado's three goals are the most goals Hart has let up in a single period all postseason. They would enter the first intermission outshooting Vegas a whopping 17-7.[/p][p]Star defenseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makar-cale/0QC5qYg0/"]Cale Makar[/a] led all skaters with 8:42 of ice time in the first period, as the Avs have put up the most SOG in a single period of any game for them in these playoffs.[/p][embed guid="8686a84e-a707-48af-a865-c3f1a60e0e62" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2058712626733957222?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Vegas thought they got on the board in the first period until it was called back.[/p][p]After a shot from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marner-mitchell/Agmv3YoI/"]Mitch Marner[/a] that rebounded off Colorado goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wedgewood-scott/lAPibPUq/"]Scott Wedgewood[/a], Vegas' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dorofeyev-pavel/4YwjaJ5r/"]Pavel Dorofeyev[/a] had punched the puck into the net for what they thought was their first goal. [/p][p]But after further review, it was called off and kept Vegas with a goose egg heading into the locker room. [/p][embed guid="b88d39f8-e3cd-4f15-b846-de4de2cf001f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0ePHKvPEA" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Golden Knights made sure not to waste any time coming out of the locker room with a power play as they tried to start a rally. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stone-mark/02z8HDV4/"]Mark Stone[/a] scored his fourth goal of the postseason on Vegas second power play of the night to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]3-1[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Marner recorded his 13th assist, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hertl-tomas/WAU1Snrj/"]Tomas Hertl[/a] recorded his sixth. [/p][embed guid="3ed1e6ee-917c-474b-8571-f5cbaaefaca6" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NxhXYeZKUM" social-type="youtube" /][p]And the rally would continue as the Golden Knights struck again shortly after Stone's goal. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlsson-william/b9UERUIr/"]William Karlsson[/a] scored his first of the postseason and fifth of the year to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]3-2[/a][/b]. After playing in the first 14 games of the season, scoring four goals, the 33-year-old missed six months with an injury.[/p][p]Marner was in on Karlsson's goal as well for his second assist of the night. It was Karlsson's 75th playoff point, tying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marchessault-jonathan/j5IFXmLj/"]Jonathan Marchessault[/a] for second most in franchise history. [/p][p]Both of them sit behind Stone, who recorded his 77th point with his goal earlier in the game.[/p][embed guid="fb2b53fd-decf-4269-bbe2-a8820c6f66a2" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2058723055539519529?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Vegas' rally wouldn't be denied as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kolesar-keegan/hQpvHqyR/"]Keegan Kolesar[/a] tied things up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]3-3[/a] with not only his first goal of the postseason, but his first overall point. [/b][/p][p]It marked Kolesar's first goal in 37 playoff games, with his last coming against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Dallas Stars[/a] in 2023. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coghlan-dylan/2uzxtelp/"]Dylan Coghlan[/a] recorded his first assist of the postseason, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korczak-kaedan/xGH77p26/"]Kaedan Korczak[/a] picked up his second as the Knights went into the second intermission with all the momentum. [/p][embed guid="c187e8a1-fe9e-440e-a2a7-874c257918f8" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2058728124129345654?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Colorado took a major blow after superstar Nathan MacKinnon took a shot from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/theodore-shea/zwr54Xsd/"]Shea Theodore[/a] to the knee with 7:45 left to go in the second.[/p][p]He had left the ice, returned for a couple of quick shifts, but didn't exit the tunnel with the team entering the third period. But, Avs fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief after MacKinnon joined his teammates on the bench after a little more than two minutes into the third. [/p][embed guid="63739956-1f2a-4d88-a2ff-4deb910c2567" url="https://x.com/GinoHard_/status/2058726215712661990?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]After MacKinnon left the ice, being noticeably slower, falling to just a power play specialist the rest of the game, the Knights made sure to take advantage. [/p][p][b]Hertl scored his third goal of the playoffs in just the past six games after going scoreless in the previous 29 to make a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]4-3[/a] game in Vegas' favor.[/b][/p][p]Stone (5) and Korczak (3) picked up the assists. [/p][embed guid="bf8cde46-bcaa-4784-9bcf-153efa1f508c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojT_g-jENi0" social-type="youtube" /][p]From there on, the Avs couldn't find the net again as the Golden Knights rode their way to a third-straight win. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/howden-brett/SjH2nDdA/"]Brett Howden[/a] scored the final dagger, also his 10th of the postseason, to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=MgdwvYxK"]5-3[/a]. Karlsson (4) and Theodore (6) picked up the assist.[/b][/p][p]After being outshot 28-15 through the first two periods, the Golden Knights held the Avs to just five shots in the third period. [/p][p]Now, they have a chance for a sweep in Game 4 on May 26th. [/p][embed guid="cf2a33cd-dba3-47c0-9743-46bcf8347436" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXUHQygEFkQ" social-type="youtube" /]