The momentum was all Avalanche. They outshot the Wild 4-0 in overtime. Kulak’s moment? Well, he couldn’t have scripted it any better.
“You always like to dream about it, but the player I am, I’m not the guy everyone’s looking down the bench like, ‘All right, get out there and go win it for us.’ So no, it’s been good,” Kulak said with a smile. “It was a tough series. That’s a good team over there. So, for us to play the way we did and get the job done, and just for me, a special goal in my career, for sure.”
It was quite the exclamation point on the series for the Avalanche, but they’re not done yet. As Bednar reminded everyone at the end of the night, Colorado is only halfway through the postseason.
The Avalanche will get some rest, which they’ll need. Defenseman Cale Makar looks like he’s hurting — Bednar said afterward he was “OK.” Forward Artturi Lehkonen and defenseman Sam Malinski have missed the past two games with upper-body injuries.
Colorado will enjoy this game. And what a game it was.
“Just the belief. We just find ways to claw back,” Necas said. “If they’re going to play a little bit more puck management, time management, we’re going to get chances. We just had to get on our side of the puck, which we were, and we found a way to do it.”