Avalanche defeat Coyotes in Game 5, win Western First Round series

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueR1, Gm5: Mikko Rantanen slyly feeds a touch pass to Nathan MacKinnon, who buries it for his second goal of the 2nd periodNathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Arizona Coyotes 7-1 in Game 5 to win their Western Conference First Round series at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday.Nazem Kadri scored twice, J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist, and Phillip Grubauer made 23 saves for the Avalanche, the No. 2 seed in the West.Colorado will play the second-lowest remaining seed in the Western Conference Second Round."We feel like our team has arrived," said MacKinnon, who scored 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in the series. You've got to be on your game to defend that line."Kadri gave Colorado a 1-0 lead at 4:39 of the first period on a power play, scoring glove side from the slot off a pass from Landeskog.Samuel Girard made it 2-0 at 8:29 with a power-play goal from the point, and Kadri extended the lead to 3-0 at 18:32 when he beat Kuemper five-hole on a breakaway."Obviously, a great start," said Kadri, who scored seven points (five goals, two assists) in the series. We just kept it simple and played the way we want to play."Video: ARI@COL, Gm5: Kadri strikes on break for second goalMacKinnon scored on a one-timer from the right circle at 9:51 of the second period to make it 4-0 before scoring a power-play goal 58 seconds later to push the lead to 5-0."I got a good bounce on the first one and I just tried to keep shooting it," he said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.