State of play: The Las Vegas Golden Knights led the entire game and swept the stunned Avalanche with a 2-1 victory.
The Avs suffered from injuries to at least three top players, and one of those, star forward Nathan MacKinnon, ended the series without a goal.
Yes, but: Captain Gabriel Landeskog scored in the closing minutes of the third period to give Colorado some hope, but the team failed to find the equalizer.
What they're saying: "Humility is certainly a word you use for it," coach Jared Bednar said after the game.
"I think you're going to run into that a lot on any given day on any given year, and especially in the playoffs, right? So yeah, losing sucks, and losing four straight is worse."
