The Colorado Avalanche come off their first home loss of the Stanley Cup playoffs and find themselves trailing in a series for the first time, too, as they welcome the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final tonight.

Mackenzie Blackwood started again for the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night but was pulled after allowing three goals in the first period.

Ross Colton has been a difference maker over the past six games for the Avalanche. Now they’re looking to bottle that and keep it going for another month. The 29-year-old Colton was one of Colorado’s better forwards during their 4-2 Game 1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena Wednesday.

Nathan MacKinnon 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,

Brett Kulak scored the overtime-winner to cap off the Avalanche's three-goal comeback and send Colorado to the Western Conference Final with a 4-3 victory in Game Five of Round Two against the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena on Wednesday.

Brett Kulak scored 3:52 into overtime after Nathan MacKinnon tied it late in regulation and the Colorado Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference final with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 on Wednesday night.