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The Wild now trails the series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Monday night in St. Paul.<\/p>\n
The Wild’s stars set the tone in Game 3, with Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> and Quinn Hughes<\/a> each scoring first period goals. Kaprizov leads the NHL in postseason points (14) and assists (10).<\/p>\n ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Wild<\/a> is back in its Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, now down 2-1 after a dominating 5-1 win in Game 3 Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n It was a game the Wild had to win, to avoid facing elimination in Game 4 Monday night. The NHL has released the schedule for the remainder of the series. With the Wild\u2019s Game 3 win, the series will go a minimum of five games.<\/p>\n Wild vs. Avalanche series update<\/p>\n Timeline<\/p>\n Game 4 \u2013 Monday, May 11, 7 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena (ESPN)<\/p>\n Game 5 \u2013 Wednesday, May 13, 7 p.m. at Ball Arena (TNT)<\/p>\n Game 6 (if necessary) \u2013 Friday, May 15, 7 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena (ESPN)<\/p>\n Game 7 (if necessary) \u2013 Sunday, May 17 at Ball Arena, (Time TBD, TNT)<\/p>\n Wild after Game 3 win over Avalanche: \u2018We\u2019re back in it\u2019<\/p>\n Why you should care<\/p>\n The Wild played Game 3 like they knew they had to win it, and their stars set the tone early. Kirill Kaprizov and Quinn Hughes scored first period goals to give Minnesota a 2-0 lead. Kaprizov now leads the NHL in playoff points (14) and assists (10).<\/p>\n Hughes scored a power play goal with a shot that beat Scott Wedgewood<\/a>, after the Dallas<\/a> netminder had lost his stick.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Ryan Hartman<\/a> scored off a deflection in the second period as the Wild took a 3-0 lead, and Brock Faber<\/a> deflected a shot in the net just 20 seconds after an Avalanche goal to give Minnesota a 4-1 lead late in the second period.<\/p>\n