DENVER – Chris MacFarland is a finalist for General Manager of the Year. After how Game 5 finished, his resume looks even better. Brett Kulak became Colorado’s 16th goal scorer in the series, taking a Martin Necas pass 3:52 into overtime and one-timing it into the back of the net, eliminating the Minnesota Wild and sending the Avalanche to the conference finals for the first time since 2022. “You need literally everyone to win even a series in this league. It’s so difficult,” Nathan MacKinnon said after the win. “I saw before the game, we have 16 or 17 guys with goals.” At that point, MacKinnon turned to Kulak, who was sitting on the podium and asked him a question. “Was that your first one?” Kulak nodded. “So another guy,” MacKinnon said with a grin. “I mean, that’s a great stat. That’s the stats you want to see.” Kulak was the first of MacFarland’s three big deadline additions, joining the team on Feb. 25 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Sam Girard.…