The Minnesota Wild defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5–1 in Game 3, cutting Colorado’s series lead to 2–1. Kirill Kaprizov, Quinn Hughes, Ryan Hartman, Brock Faber, and Matt Boldy scored for Minnesota, while Jesper Wallstedt made key saves. Despite Nathan MacKinnon’s power-play goal for Colorado, defensive errors and turnovers plagued the Avalanche, leading to an early goaltending change. Matt Boldy sealed the victory with an empty-net goal in the final seconds.
