ST. PAUL, Minn. — One more to go for the Colorado Avalanche, who held on to take Game 4 in Minnesota by a score of 5-2.

Here are three takeaways after the Avalanche took a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 at Grand Casino Arena Monday night:

An early momentum shift

You’d have a difficult time recalling the last time there was a “butt-ending” penalty, but that’s what Josh Manson earned on one of his first shifts of the series.

The Avalanche defenseman and Michael McCarron were tangled up on the ice after McCarron hit Manson with authority, and the butt-end of Manson’s stick got McCarron in the face.

The referee standing 2 feet away from the incident didn’t call a penalty, but a 5-minute major was called to review the play.

After review, they lowered it to a double-minor, which only made the situation more confusing due to the rarity of that call.

The Wild scored on the power play, killing the momentum the Avalanche had gained early in the game. McCarron then went on ESPN to call out Manson.

He told ESPN analyst P.K. Subban: “I mean, you played against Josh (Manson). He’s a dirty player. He’s always been. I’m surprised he got away with only a 4-minute. I’m happy he’s still in the game.”

Both teams ride the power play

Special teams continue to be crucial in this series.

Minnesota’s first goal came on the power play, while the Avalanche tied it up in the second with a power play goal of their own.

Colorado is unhappy with the embellishment the Avalanche believe they’re seeing from the Wild. Parker Kelly got Kirill Kaprizov with a cross-check in the second period, but the Avalanche felt he went down way too easily, which has been a theme in this series.

Colorado’s depth shines through

Depth has been crucial for the Avalanche this postseason, and that depth stepped up in a big way.

Ross Colton, who was scratched in Colorado’s first two playoff games, scored his first of the postseason off a great feed from Nic Roy.

The Wild tied it up, but the fourth line came through. Parker Kelly got his first playoff goal, a bit of revenge for the penalty he took in the second.