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Avalanche 5, Wild 2 | 3 takeaways from a massive Game 4 victory for Colorado

Colorado Springs Gazette·Evan Rawal [email protected]·21 days ago
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — One more to go for the Colorado Avalanche, who held on to take Game 4 in Minnesota by a score of 5-2. Here are three takeaways after the Avalanche took a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 at Grand Casino Arena Monday night: An early momentum shift You’d have a difficult time recalling the last time there was a “butt-ending” penalty, but that’s what Josh Manson earned on one of his first shifts of the series. The Avalanche defenseman and Michael McCarron were tangled up on the ice after McCarron hit Manson with authority, and the butt-end of Manson’s stick got McCarron in the face. The referee standing 2 feet away from the incident didn’t call a penalty, but a 5-minute major was called to review the play. After review, they lowered it to a double-minor, which only made the situation more confusing due to the rarity of that call. The Wild scored on the power play, killing the momentum the Avalanche had gained early in the game. McCarron then went on ESPN to call out Manson. He told ESPN analyst P.K.…

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