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VIDEO: MacKinnon, Stastny, Landeskog combine to end Bryzgalov's night

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Minnesota Wild goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was mercifully pulled in the second period of Game 2 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday after this beautiful passing play between Nathan MacKinnon, Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog.

MacKinnon carried the puck deep into Minnesota's zone before feeding Stastny at the hash-marks. Stastny takes the puck and almost immediately fires a behind-the-back pass across the slot to Landeskog, who is wide open to complete the highlight-reel play with a one-timer:

The Avalanche trio also combined for Colorado's second goal of the game. MacKinnon has a goal and two assists after posting three assists in his postseason debut. He finished Saturday's contest with four points (one goal, three assists).

Darcy Kuemper replaced Bryzgalov, who stopped 11 of 14 shots in 31:59. Kuemper made two relief appearances in the playoffs last season. Kuemper stopped all 14 shots he faced.

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