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Avs tame Wild again, improve to 6-0 in playoffs

ESPN · May 6, 2026, 4:42 AM

Key takeaways

  • The Avalanche have now won six straight postseason games, which ties the 2021 squad for the franchise's longest win streak to begin the playoffs.
  • This game featured a little more defense than the 9-6 eruption in Game 1.
  • Martin Necas, Gabriel Landeskog and Nicolas Roy all scored their first goals of the series.

Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.

DENVER -- Nathan Mac Kinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota's newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Tuesday night, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series.

The Avalanche have now won six straight postseason games, which ties the 2021 squad for the franchise's longest win streak to begin the playoffs.

This game featured a little more defense than the 9-6 eruption in Game 1. The 14 goals for the Avalanche are the most in the first two games of a playoff series since the Calgary Flames had 15 against the Los Angeles Kings in 1988.

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