The No. 1 objective for the Avs should be to get out of the first wild-card spot into the top three of the Central Division.
The confidence-building moments for key players at the tournament could loom large for Minnesota as it shifts focus to winning the Cup.
“Nathan Raymond MacKinnon — The First of His Name, The Warden of Nova Scotia and The Defender of the Rocky Mountains — likely won’t be invited to any Fourth of July cookouts this year,” another fan wrote on social media following the goal.
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Jonathan Marchessault put Nashville in front midway through the third period. Luke Schenn’s shot from the right point went wide, but the carom off the back boards came right to Marchessault near the left post, and was able to tuck it into the net before Avs goalie Scott Wedgewood could recover.