ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Avalanche this season have been road warriors.

If they want to take a commanding lead in their series against the Wild, they’ll need that to continue Saturday at Grand Casino Arena.

Here are three keys to a Game 3 victory for Colorado:

1. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect about the Avalanche’s 6-0 run in the playoffs is that Brock Nelson still hasn’t scored on a goaltender. That may have to change as the series shifts to his home state of Minnesota. There will be even greater focus on Nathan MacKinnon’s line, especially after the hits he threw in the third period of Game 2, and the Avalanche will need Nelson to provide a bit more offense on the road. Valeri Nichushkin has shown a bit more jump offensively this series, but we’ve yet to see Nelson hit his stride. His .71 points per 60 at 5-on-5 is far and away the lowest of any Avalanche forward in the postseason.

2. Matt Boldy can’t stay this quiet forever, can he? The star forward for the Wild has only one assist through two games, and that came off a fluky play toward the end of Game 1. Colorado has done a very good job limiting his chances at even strength and on the power play, which must continue in Game 3. His usual center, Joel Eriksson Ek, has been out of the lineup, which no doubt impacts Boldy. Eriksson Ek did practice with the Wild on Friday, although he didn’t take line rushes or work special teams. There’s a chance he plays Saturday, but it’s unlikely he’d be anywhere close to 100% if he did.

3. Get to the Wild goaltender early again … whoever that may be. It’s possible Minnesota flip-flops on its goaltender for Game 3. Through two games, it hasn’t mattered who’s been in net for them. The Wild should have some energy playing at home, but Colorado can take the air out of the building if the Avalanche manage to score an early goal or two just like they did in the first two games.