Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild FREE Live Streaming NHL Playoffs from XCel Energy Center Monday at 9:00 PM ET

Twice in the first five games, the Wild have been less than 75 seconds away from a victory on the road that has been so rare in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs this year.

Both times, the Avalanche got the tying goal late in regulation before winning in overtime, and the Wild have entered an elimination situation because of it.

The Avalanche will visit for Game 6 on Monday, bringing a 3-2 lead in the series.

If the Wild are not able to ignore the what-ifs of frustration from those bitter defeats in Games 1 and 5, they'll be in trouble against an Avalanche team that perked up on Saturday after consecutive flat performances in Games 3 and 4.

"It would be very easy for us to sit here and say we deserve better, whether that's in the game or in the series," Wild coach Mike Yeo said on Sunday. "But that's a useless feeling to us right now."

For the first time in 10 matchups, including five in the regular season prior to the playoffs, the Avalanche put more shots (35) on goal than the Wild (32) in Game 5.

By comparison, the Wild outshot the Avalanche a combined 78-34 in Games 3 and 4.

The home teams in the Western Conference are 18-3 so far this year. The Avalanche will try to put a dent in that record for the road teams and end this series.

The game will be live streaming at gofirstrowus.eu/sport/ice-hockey.html‎