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With a 2-0 series lead squandered, Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy couldnt be more blunt about his teams performance going into Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series with the Minnesota Wild. Randall Cunningham Jersey . „Were right there with them,“ he told reporters on Friday. „Now its time, sorry about the words, to put our balls on the table.“ The Wild went home from Denver down two games in their series against the Avalanche and – following solid starts from goaltender Darcy Kuemper – theyre leaving St. Paul with the series even at 2-2. Charlie Coyle and Jared Spurgeon each scored once while Kuemper held the fort to send the Wild to a 2-1 victory over the Avs in Game 4 on Thursday. The Avalanche struggled offensively during their two games in Minnesota, scoring just one goal and firing just 12 shots on Kuemper in Game 4. Colorado has been outshot 78-34 in the last two games, with Ryan OReilly getting the lone goal. „Im not happy about that,“ Roy added. „Lets not kid ourselves. We know we can do better and we will. Theres always adjustments…one other thing, their goalie did a good job not giving too many rebounds. Plus, we missed the net too many times. Sometimes in the playoffs, you need to put the puck on the net with the purpose of getting a rebound.“ The Avalanche went 0-for-8 on the power play over the last two games and is 1-for-15 in the series, but Roy warned that such challenges are natural for a young team that isnt even a Stanley Cup contender. „We need to be patient with our group,“ he explained. „This is a young team. This is a team that, lets not forget, finished 29th last year. These are huge steps and this is a learning process.“ The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Saturday. Anthony Spencer Jersey . Less than 24 hours after the Wolves lost at home to the Mavericks, 100-98, NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn announced Tuesday that Kevin Love was fouled on his right arm by Shawn Marion in the closing seconds and should have been awarded two free throws. Stitched Cowboys Jerseys . Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema scored two goals each Wednesday night in a 6-1 rout of Schalke in the first leg of their second-round matchup. „We played a very, very good match,“ Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. „We got well into the match, scored two early goals and that opened the game and left us able to counter and to use the speed of our players.The Colorado Avalanches push for home ice in the Stanley Cup Playoffs has taken a hit. Avalanche forward Matt Duchene left the teams game against the San Jose Sharks in the first period after a collision with teammate Jamie McGinn. Denver Post reporter Adrian Dater said on Twitter that the 23-year-old suffered a knee injury. HHe did not return to the ice. Ezekiel Elliott Jersey. . With their 3-2 victory over the Sharks, the Avalanche moved one point ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division. They have a game in-hand over the defending Cup champions. Duchene has scored 23 goals and added 47 assists for 70 points in as many games this season. ‚ ‚ ‚