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MacKinnon (knee) to be re-evaluated, Avalanche come back to beat Flames

Minnesota Wild v Colorado Avalanche - Game Seven

DENVER, CO - APRIL 30: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche warms up prior to facing the Minnesota Wild in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 30, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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The good news for the Colorado Avalanche? They earned a come-from-behind shootout win over the Calgary Flames, securing two important points in the Western Conference playoff race.

The potentially bad news? Nathan MacKinnon (knee) played his last shift with about three minutes left in the third period and will be re-evaluated tomorrow, according to the Avalanche after their 4-3 shootout victory on Friday.

Colorado defenseman Eric Gelinas also left the game late in the second period due to injury.

Mikkel Boedker scored the lone goal in the deciding skills competition. The Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit, with Carl Soderberg scoring the tying goal just before the midway point of the third period.

The win puts the Avalanche three points ahead of the Minnesota Wild for the final Wild Card spot in the West. The Wild have a game in hand.