<p>This is the first time in the Avalanche's history that they've been down 3-0 in a playoff series as the home team. They were previously 74-1 all-time in the playoffs when leading by at least seven goals. </p><p>It was also 170 games since the Avs had lost three games in a row in regulation.</p><p>As for the Golden Knights, it marked the first time in their nine-year history that they won a playoff game when trailing by three or more goals. They were 0-19 in such playoff games, while also being 4-139-3 during the regular season.</p><p>They are now one win away from their third Stanley Cup Final.</p><p>Game 4 between the Golden Knights and Avalanche is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th.</p>

Recap & Highlights

<p>It took just 3:21 after puck-drop for the first goal to show up on the scoreboard. </p><p><strong>Colorado's Gabriel Landeskog scored his fifth goal of the postseason to put his team up 1-0 before the Golden Knights even had a shot on goal. </strong></p><p>His fifth came off a rebound from Devon Toews' shot that was passed along by Nathan MacKinnon, both of whom recorded their eighth assists these playoffs. </p><p>Three minutes later, the Avs would double their lead in what seemed like the blink of an eye.</p><p><strong>This time, it was Nazem Kadri, who scored his third of the postseason and his first of the series to give the Avs a 2-0 lead. </strong></p><p>Martin Necas recorded his 11th assist in his 12th game these playoffs, while Josh Manson recorded his third. </p><p>Colorado's two goals in 7:03 minutes are the fastest two goals scored on Carter Hart in these entire playoffs. </p><p>This time being six minutes later, the Avs would continue to pour it on in the first period. </p><p><strong>Jack Drury scored his third goal of the postseason during Vegas' first power play of the game to make it 3-0. </strong></p><p>Colorado's three goals are the most goals Hart has let up in a single period all postseason. They would enter the first intermission outshooting Vegas a whopping 17-7.</p><p>Star defenseman Cale Makar led all skaters with 8:42 of ice time in the first period, as the Avs have put up the most SOG in a single period of any game for them in these playoffs.</p><p>Vegas thought they got on the board in the first period until it was called back.</p><p>After a shot from Mitch Marner that rebounded off Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood, Vegas' Pavel Dorofeyev had punched the puck into the net for what they thought was their first goal. </p><p>But after further review, it was called off and kept Vegas with a goose egg heading into the locker room. </p><p>The Golden Knights made sure not to waste any time coming out of the locker room with a power play as they tried to start a rally. </p><p><strong>Mark Stone scored his fourth goal of the postseason on Vegas second power play of the night to make it 3-1. </strong></p><p>Marner recorded his 13th assist, while Tomas Hertl recorded his sixth. </p><p>And the rally would continue as the Golden Knights struck again shortly after Stone's goal. </p><p><strong>William Karlsson scored his first of the postseason and fifth of the year to make it 3-2</strong>. After playing in the first 14 games of the season, scoring four goals, the 33-year-old missed six months with an injury.</p><p>Marner was in on Karlsson's goal as well for his second assist of the night. It was Karlsson's 75th playoff point, tying Jonathan Marchessault for second most in franchise history. </p><p>Both of them sit behind Stone, who recorded his 77th point with his goal earlier in the game.</p><p><strong>Vegas' rally wouldn't be denied as Keegan Kolesar tied things up 3-3 with not only his first goal of the postseason, but his first overall point. </strong></p><p>It marked Kolesar's first goal in 37 playoff games, with his last coming against the Dallas Stars in 2023. </p><p>Dylan Coghlan recorded his first assist of the postseason, while Kaedan Korczak picked up his second as the Knights went into the second intermission with all the momentum. </p><p>Colorado took a major blow after superstar Nathan MacKinnon took a shot from Shea Theodore to the knee with 7:45 left to go in the second.</p><p>He had left the ice, returned for a couple of quick shifts, but didn't exit the tunnel with the team entering the third period. But, Avs fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief after MacKinnon joined his teammates on the bench after a little more than two minutes into the third. </p><p>After MacKinnon left the ice, being noticeably slower, falling to just a power play specialist the rest of the game, the Knights made sure to take advantage. </p><p><strong>Hertl scored his third goal of the playoffs in just the past six games after going scoreless in the previous 29 to make a 4-3 game in Vegas' favor.</strong></p><p>Stone (5) and Korczak (3) picked up the assists. </p><p>From there on, the Avs couldn't find the net again as the Golden Knights rode their way to a third-straight win. </p><p><strong>Brett Howden scored the final dagger, also his 10th of the postseason, to make it 5-3. Karlsson (4) and Theodore (6) picked up the assist.</strong></p><p>After being outshot 28-15 through the first two periods, the Golden Knights held the Avs to just five shots in the third period. </p><p>Now, they have a chance for a sweep in Game 4 on May 26th. </p>