Scott Wedgewood finally came unglued and left Colorado’s chances of winning in shards on the ice.

Then, Trent Miner came in and nearly put everything back together.

Wedgewood had been on a heater dating back to late last season, with a 13-0-3 record in his previous 16 starts coming into Thursday’s showdown against the Carolina Hurricanes at Ball Arena. But the goalie’s streak came to an ugly ending in the Avs’ 5-4 shootout defeat, as Wedgewood surrendered four goals on 11 shots in 13:40 of ice time in the opening period.

After the fourth goal, Colorado head coach Jared Bednar had seen enough and pulled Wedgewood in favor of Trent Miner. The 24-year-old, appearing in just his third NHL game after debuting last season, stopped all 20 shots he faced as Colorado stormed back. Then he turn

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