The Avalanche were back at home for game five with a 3-1 series lead, and MacKinnon made his presence felt early with two goals in the first period. Colorado took a 3-1 lead into the third until the Blues tied it up with just five minutes to play, but then MacKinnon did this:
Unfortunately, the Blues tied it with under a minute to play and forward Tyler Bozak won the game just 3:38 into overtime, sending the series back to St. Louis at 3-2 for the Avs.