Mikko Rantanen lastly obtained in on the Colorado Avalanche’s goal-scoring barrage.
The star winger’s first two targets of the postseason got here within the third interval to interrupt a tie on Tuesday night time on the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg and catapulted the Avalanche into the second spherical of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Colorado defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 to win the Western Convention first-round playoff sequence in 5 video games. The Avalanche will play the winner of the sequence between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights. That sequence is tied 2-2.
Rantanen’s targets got here lower than 4 minutes aside early within the third interval. The primary, 4:11 into the interval, broke a 3-3 tie. He then scored at 8:01.
