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No. 3 Minnesota Wild vs. No. 6 Colorado Avalanche

Colorado wins, 4-2

Series Recap

Game 1

Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 (OT)
Joe Sakic scores on a rebound 11:11 into overtime to give Colorado the early lead in the series. Down 2-0 in the third, Minnesota strikes twice with goals by Mikko Koivu and Todd Fedoruk. Avalanche winger Ryan Smyth is turned aside by Niklas Backstrom on a penalty shot with 2:27 remaining in regulation.
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Game 2

Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (OT)
Keith Carney blasts a slap shot through traffic and past Niklas Backstrom 73 seconds into overtime. Mikko Koivu puts Minnesota ahead, 2-1, with just under two minutes to play, but Colorado's Milan Hejduk forces overtime when he redirects a slap shot by John-Michael Liles into the net.
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Game 3

Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (OT)
Pierre-Marc Bouchard takes a pass from Brian Rolston in the slot and wrists it past Colorado's Jose Theodore with 8:02 left in overtime. Minnesota overcomes a 1-0 lead with two goals in the third period, but Joe Sakic's second goal of the postseason forces overtime.
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Game 4

Colorado 5, Minnesota 1
The Avalanche set the tone early with goals by Andrew Brunette, Wojtek Wolski and Tyler Arnason in the first 11 minutes of the game. Ruslan Salei and Milan Hejduk add power play tallies in the second to give Colorado a 5-0 cushion. Minnesota racks up 99 minutes in penalties, including six misconducts.
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Game 5

Colorado 3, Minnesota 2
Paul Stastny strikes at 6:25 of the third period for his first goal of the playoffs and the eventual game-winner. Andrew Brunette and Wojtek Wolski also score, and Milan Hejduk and Peter Forsberg net two assists each. The teams are more civil in this contest, recording a combined 12 penalty minutes.
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Game 6

Colorado 2, Minnesota 1
Ryan Smyth scores with 7:40 remaining in the second period to break a one-all tie and give Colorado the lead for good. Ben Guite also scores for the Avalanche, Jose Theodore makes 34 saves and Joe Sakic records his 100th career playoff assist. Aaron Voros scores Minnesota's lone goal.
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Series MVP
Avalanche G Jose Theodore
Theodore	Thedodore, who had to fight to reclaim his starting role earlier this season, was nothing short of spectacular down the stretch for Colorado. In the Avalanche's last three games, the former Hart and Vezina Trophy winner stopped 72 of 75 shots. He held Minnesota to two goals or less in each contest, and more importantly, kept Wild leading scorer Marian Gaborik off the board.

Photo Gallery

Game 6: Joe Sakic's six points help Colorado move past Minnesota. (Getty Images)

At a Glance
Minnesota Wild Depth Chart \| Stats \| History	Colorado Avalanche Depth Chart \| Stats \| History

Series Schedule
Date	Location	Time
Apr 9	at Minnesota	9 p.m.
Apr 11	at Minnesota	9 p.m.
Apr 14	at Colorado	10 p.m.
Apr 15	at Colorado	10 p.m.
Apr 17	at Minnesota	9 p.m.
Apr 19	at Colorado	10 p.m.

Season Series
Minnesota wins, 5-3
Date	Result
Oct 21	Minnesota 3, Colorado 2	Recap
Oct 28	Colorado 3, Minnesota 1	Recap
Nov 11	Colorado 4, Minnesota 2	Recap
Nov 18	Minnesota 4, Colorado 1	Recap
Jan 24	Minnesota 3, Colorado 2	Recap
Mar 17	Minnesota 3, Colorado 1	Recap
Mar 30	Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (OT)	Recap
Apr 6	Colorado 4, Minnesota 3 (SO)	Recap

Expert Picks
Expert	Pick	Why?
		Goldstein: Home ice is big for a team that's great in its building.
		Cimilluca: Youth vs. experience. I vote youth this series.
		Brown: The Avs reunion doesn't have the same pop it did in 2001.
		Cercel: An even matchup, but this is what the Avs got Forsberg for.
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