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Wild Defenseman Zach Bogosian Out for Game 5 Against Avalanche with Lower-Body Injury
Colorado has scored 20 goals from 15 players and can clinch its first home playoff series win since 2008.
The Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena tonight for Game 5, holding a 3-1 series lead and seeking to clinch a spot in the Western Conference Finals.
Colorado coach Jared Bednar made wholesale lineup changes for Game 4, inserting goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood while defenseman Josh Manson returned after injuries sidelined Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski.
The Avalanche's depth has been pivotal, with Colorado totaling 20 goals from 15 different scorers in this series while Blackwood made 19 saves in Monday's 5-2 victory.
Struggling without injured regulars Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin, Minnesota coach John Hynes said his team made a conscious choice not to play the style needed to win Game 3.
Colorado seeks to reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2022. The franchise has won seven of its first eight postseason games three times, including 2001.