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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Minnesota Wild goaltender Darcy Kuemper departed Wednesday's series-clinching 5-4 overtime victory in Game 7 late in the third period for an undisclosed reason.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 21 shots, then left the contest under his own power with 8:13 remaining in regulation and Colorado leading by a 4-3 margin.

Ilya Bryzgalov entered the contest, stopping the lone shot he faced in 13:15 of action to snag the victory.