Avalanche remain perfect in the playoffs after Game 2 win over Wild

[p]It makes it five straight Game 2 home wins for the Avalanche as they improved to 45-0-0 when leading after the second period this season. [/p][p]The series now heads back to Minnesota for Game 3 on May 9th, when the Wild will try to dig themselves out of a deep hole as they are 1-8 all-time when trailing 2-0 in a playoff series. [/p][p]Meanwhile, the Avs are 18-4 all-time when leading a playoff series 2-0. [/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]Much like Game 1, this time was no different, with both teams getting on the scoreboard early.[/p][p][b]On the very first shot on goal from the Avs, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/necas-martin/lMcuOznA/"]Martin Necas[/a] scored his first of the playoffs to put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado[/a] up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=vNzc2v2m"]1-0[/a] just 2:51 after puck-drop. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mackinnon-nathan/dhMyX3sE/"]Nathan MacKinnon[/a] (5) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kulak-brett/YcwvEJnk/"]Brett Kulak[/a] (2) picked up the assists.[/p][p]It would take a measly six seconds for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Wild[/a] to respond with their first goal of the game on their second overall shot on net - the fifth-fastest between goals of opposing teams in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaprizov-kirill/dUVy6hct/"]Kirill Kaprizov[/a] scored his third of the playoffs, with assists from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hartman-ryan/hp1XmbfH/"]Ryan Hartman[/a] (4) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zuccarello-mats/dUgUZg2M/"]Mats Zuccarello[/a] (5), to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=vNzc2v2m"]1-1[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Zuccarello became the third player in Wild history to record a point in each of his first five playoff games with the team, joining Kaprizov and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parise-zach/UJa7d9hH/"]Zach Parise[/a]. [/p][embed guid="78dc1b2c-60e1-4c8d-895d-efb6decde1a6" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdjJ6-1AKRg" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Avs wouldn't respond within seconds, but it took them less than six minutes to go back up one. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/landeskog-gabriel/6ikuwFTl/"]Gabriel Landeskog[/a] scored his third goal of the playoffs after the Avs went on their first power play of the game, putting his squad up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=vNzc2v2m"]2-1[/a]. [/b][/p][p]MacKinnon (6) and Martin Necas (6) both picked up the assists. It marked MacKinnon's 21st career multi-point playoff game, surpassing the great [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sakic-joe/6BjPxXQ8/"]Joe Sakic[/a] for the most in franchise history. [/p][embed guid="6845fe64-e1e0-4349-a7c1-80915ab0ca4a" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2051822103981441158?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Minnesota had a chance to tie things up with their first power play of the game after Colorado's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nelson-brock/0lwG9VI6/"]Brock Nelson[/a] was called for a two-minute minor holding, but couldn't capitalize. [/p][p]And it came back to bite them almost immediately to start the second period. [/p][p][b]Colorado's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roy-nicolas/hx1Pj5zl/"]Nicolas Roy[/a] scored his third of the playoffs on the team's first shot of the second period to make it a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=vNzc2v2m"]3-1[/a] game. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/colton-ross/EX6HhoRd/"]Ross Colton[/a] (2) and Nelson (1) recorded the assists. [/p][embed guid="d249f31a-af4f-425b-9f33-e5d2074e64ee" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2051832910806720650?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Avs eventually put the game completely out of reach after scoring for the second time on their fourth power play of the night. [/p][p][b]After racking up two assists, MacKinnon decided to put one in the net himself for his fourth of the playoffs as the Avs took a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/?mid=vNzc2v2m"]4-1[/a] lead. [/b][/p][p]Nazem Kadri (3) and Landeskog (4) were credited with the assists. Colorado has now scored on three of their six power plays this series, despite having the 27th-ranked unit during the regular season. [/p][p]MacKinnon also surpassed Peter Forsberg with his 59th career playoff goal, trailing only Sakic (84) for the most in franchise history.[/p][embed guid="58275090-ff1d-4549-a64e-f619edf2c20f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nWCqZPLzPw" social-type="youtube" /][p]Minnesota started to show some late life with under six minutes left to go in the third to cut the lead in half. [/p][p][b]Marcus Johansson scored his third goal of the series to make it 4-2, with assists from Danila Yurov (2) and Daemon Hunt (1). [/b][/p][p]Unfortunately for the Wild, an ill-advised penalty from Kaprizov put them in a hole shortly after, which practically barred any hopes of a possible comeback. [/p][embed guid="29f83418-3035-4cb2-8531-dd0059a1bf94" url="https://x.com/mnwild/status/2051853694547673146?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Valeri Nichushkin scored his first goal of the series with an empty-netter for Colorado in the waning seconds of Game 2 to finally seal the deal. [/p][p]Even during the loss, Minnesota outshot (31-23) and outhit (30-27) the Avalanche, while goalie Filip Gustavsson earned his first loss of the playoffs after getting the start over Jesper Wallstedt.[/p][p]Scott Edgewood finished the game with 29 saves. He has only allowed more than two goals in a game these playoffs just once - their 9-6 Game 1 win over the Wild. [/p]