The situation has officially gone from bad to disastrous for the Colorado Avalanche. After suffering a crushing 5-3 loss in Game 3 at T-Mobile Arena, the Avalanche now find themselves trailing the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in the Western Conference Final and sitting just one defeat away from elimination.

The Colorado Avalanche face a tough challenge in the Western Conference Final. They trail the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in the series.

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar reacted to his team failing to maintain a three-goal lead in a 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.

The Colorado Avalanche are aware of the math and the monumental task they are facing, trailing the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in the Western Conference Final. No team has ever come back to win from three games down in the series prior to the Stanley Cup Final (0-49) and only four teams (4-213) have been able to overcome the deficit at any point in the playoffs.

Despite star D-man Cale Makar's return, Colorado's collapse at both ends of the ice and subpar goaltending have them close to elimination after three games. They're just the 10th No. 1 seed to trail 3-0 in a series.

As the collection of media members shuffled out of a stunned Colorado Avalanche locker room Sunday night, the group went by the entrance to the Vegas Golden Knights room at T-Mobile Arena and something odd stuck out immediately.

"Experience matters for sure," captain Mark Stone said after Vegas rallied from a three-goal deficit in Game 3.

Colorado Avalanche's star Martin Necas opens up about the team's struggle with the power play in the series vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.