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DENVER (AP) \u2014 Brett Kulak\u2019s first goal since January will certainly be one to remember \u2014 for him, of course, and a building packed with fans who witnessed, in dramatic fashion, the Avalanche end a series at home for the first time in 18 years.<\/p>\n

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The Colorado defenseman scored 3:52 into overtime after Nathan MacKinnon tied it late in regulation and the Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference final with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Kulak capped a wild comeback for the Avalanche, who trailed 3-0 midway through the second period. Colorado moves on to the conference final for an eighth time since relocating to Denver in 1995-96.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always like to dream about it,\u201d Kulak said. \u201cThe player I am, I\u2019m not the guy everyone\u2019s looking down the bench, like, \u2018All right, get out there, go win it for us.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Avalanche will face the Vegas-Anaheim winner. Vegas leads that series 3-2.<\/p>\n

With Minnesota up 3-1, Jack Drury scored with 3:33 remaining to set the stage for MacKinnon\u2019s goal with 1:23 left with the Colorado goal empty. The star forward sent a shot from the left side past Jesper Wallstedt and into a small space in the top left corner.<\/p>\n

In overtime, Martin Necas took the puck, glided behind the net and back out front, where he found an open Kulak. Without missing a stride, Kulak lined it past Wallstedt.<\/p>\n

Kulak was one of several late additions this season as he joined the Avalanche on Feb. 24 as part of a deal that sent Samuel Girard to Pittsburgh. Kulak became the 16th Avalanche player to score in the Minnesota series. <\/p>\n

He also was an unlikely OT hero. This was his first goal since Jan. 19 when he was with the Penguins, which also was his only goal of the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us to play the way we did and get the job done, and just for me, a special goal in my career, for sure,\u201d said Kulak, who started the season with Edmonton before being dealt to Pittsburgh in December. \u201cWe just clawed back into it and got the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was a rare series-ending win at home for Colorado, too. The last time the Avalanche won a series on home ice was 2008 against the Wild, when the team had Hall of Famers Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was fun,\u201d MacKinnon said. \u201cA lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcus Johansson scored 34 seconds into the game and Nick Foligno added two goals to give the Wild a 3-0 after the first period. It led Colorado to take out Mackenzie Blackwood after the first and insert Scott Wedgewood, who made seven saves.<\/p>\n

Late in the game, Cale Makar collided with Mats Zuccarello and was grabbing his right arm. Makar went down the tunnel before returning to the ice.<\/p>\n

The Avalanche overcame a three-goal deficit to win a playoff game for just the third time in 53 tries since moving to Denver. The Wild had been 21-0 when leading a playoff game by at least three goals before the elimination loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust anger and frustration,\u201d Minnesota defenseman Brock Faber said. \u201cYou work all year for one thing, and just feels like it closes like that. It\u2019s just done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wallstedt stopped 30 shots for the Wild. Matt Boldy and Nico Sturm each had two assists for a banged-up Wild team that was missing center Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin all series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go after something like this, there\u2019s going to be two sides of the coin,\u201d Wild coach John Hynes said. \u201cOne is you\u2019re going to win, which is a great feeling. And when you lose, it\u2019s an empty feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/stanley-cup and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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