5-14-26 - AVS WIN GAME 5 IN OT, PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL

You guessed it. Today's entire Appetizer Hour is about one thing and one thing only: the Colorado Freakin Avalanche beating the Minnesota Wild in Game 5, winning the series, and punching their ticket back to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2022.0:00 - What a comeback for the Avs! They immediately went down 3-0 in the first period, tied it late in the 3rd period with quick back-to-back goals, forced OT, when won it in OT. My goodness. That game was anything but pretty, but all that matters is the final score. Happy Trails, Minnesota Wild!14:51 - Mackenzie Blackwood started in net, got shelled for 3 goals in the first period, so Bednar pulled him and went with Wedgewood the rest of the way. And it worked. After the game, Bedsie said the abysmal start was everyone's fault. It wasn't just Blackwood. It was everyone around him too.Also, the Avs are proving in these playoffs that they can win every type of game: high-scoring, low-scoring, physical, slow, fast, you name it. You know which teams have that kind of versatility? Championship teams. 31:21 - You'd better root for Anaheim and Vegas to go 7 games. The Avs need all the rest they can get right now! We need guys like Lehky and Malinski back for the next round.After that, Nathan MacKinnon caught up with the TNT crew after the game and answered the two burning questions on everyone's minds: how's his nose, and why was he swimming in a hotel pool with flippers?