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Valeri Nichushkin got the hat trick on Sunday but Cale Makar was the difference for the Colorado Avalanche.
Maybe the best defenseman in the NHL had a big hand in turning a tie into a two-goal Avalanche lead in less than four minutes in Colorado’s 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at Ball Arena to give the Avalanche a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.
The series shifts to Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg for Tuesday’s Game 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
With the score tied 1-1 in the second period, Makar’s wrist shot from just inside the blue line was tipped in by Nichushkin to make it 2-1 with 8:24 left in the middle period.
But Makar was just getting warmed up.
Less than 3:30 later, Makar showed off his ridiculous skating ability and puck-handling prowess after picking the puck up from behind his own net. He made a creative move to flip it past the Jets Adam Lowry and capped off the mad dash by beating Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a shot from the right circle to make it 3-1 with 4:57 remaining in the period.