Avalanche's Martin Necas reveals heroic intuition on Brett Kulak's series-winning goal

Martin Necas delivered the perfect pass to Brett Kulak to win the Western Conference semifinal series for the Colorado Avalanche. Turns out, Necas wasn't even supposed to be on the ice. Necas told The Hockey News after the game that he noticed the Avs were short a man and jumped on.
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Oilers Trade Tree: The original Brett Kulak deal and Lane Hutson

The Edmonton Oilers may have made a mistake in trading Brett Kulak away. In December 2025, the Oilers sent Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Tristan Jarry and prospect Samuel Poulin.
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Avalanche defensemen step up with Makar ailing in Game 5 win

Brett Kulak and Brent Burns were getting extra kudos from Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar following their 4-3 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round on Wednesday.

Deep, star-studded Avalanche reach the conference finals for 8th time since arriving in Denver

The Colorado Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference final after a thrilling comeback win against the Minnesota Wild.

How the Avalanche won this Stanley Cup Playoffs series against Wild before it began

The Avalanche won this series when the score was 3-0. Minnesota had never lost a game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs when it led by three goals. MacKinnon started telling teammates on the bench that more than 40 minutes was a long time to hold a lead against this Avalanche team.