Jared Bednar is pretty adept at finding nuggets of information to speak highly of an opponent, but he didn’t need to dig very far with the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Wild were without Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin for the Avalanche series. Discover the injuries behind their absences.

The Avalanche return home Wednesday with a chance to eliminate the Wild after taking a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference second round. MORE: Oilers urged to avoid panic move involving $74M D-man after early playoff exit How

The Colorado Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference final after a thrilling comeback win against the Minnesota Wild.

The Minnesota Wild tried to play a 40-minute penalty kill on Wednesday night to extend their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche to Game 6. That’s not a good strategy, especially when your penalty kill is historically bad.

We take a look at a pair of players that Wild GM Bill Guerin is already well familiar with who could be on his trade target list this summer.

Brett Kulak and Brent Burns were getting extra kudos from Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar following their 4-3 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round on Wednesday.

Nathan MacKinnon delivered again, but it was Colorado’s relentless depth—shift after shift, wave after wave—that truly overwhelmed Minnesota and turned a tight playoff series into a statement of how dangerous this Avalanche team has become.