The Minnesota Wild narrowly avoided a twin killing in the Twin Cities for the Colorado Avalanche.
Keith Carney was credited with the winning goal 74 seconds into overtime as the hometown Wild rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarter-final at the Xcel Energy Center on Friday night.
With time winding down in regulation on Sunday, Colorado Avalanche tough guy Ian Laperriere targeted Minnesota scorer Marian Gaborik and began a shoving match.
Things became more heated between the two at the end of overtime with both players drawing five-minute fighting majors in a game won 4-3 by Colorado to help it finish the season as the No. 6 seed in the NHL’s Western Conference.
The San Jose Sharks scored three times in less than four minutes after the opening faceoff Sunday night in Calgary, but Flames coach Mike Keenan elected not to call a timeout.
Ditto for Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings, who watched his team’s 2-0 second-period lead on Saturday against Nashville evaporate in 11 seconds.
Subscribe
