Winnipeg Jets on brink of playoff elimination as Colorado Avalanche take 3-1 series lead
Valeri Nichushkin scored two power-play goals and added an empty-netter to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-1 victory over Winnipeg on Sunday that left the Jets in must-win mode for the rest of the first-round playoff series.
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![Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry, left, centre Mason Appleton, centre, and left wing Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, right, look on as time runs out in the third period of Game 4 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday. Hockey players.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7187672.1714344166!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jets-avalanche-hockey.jpg)
Valeri Nichushkin scored two power-play goals and added an empty-netter to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-1 victory over Winnipeg on Sunday that left the Jets in must-win mode for the rest of the first-round playoff series.