As the Colorado Avalanche eyed their final game of a grueling six-game road trip they were looking to feed off of their first win in five games and go home with back-to-back wins.
Recap
The first period is what most would describe as a good road period. The Avs didn’t play well to start but were able to jump ahead early. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen made a familiar give-an-play at the top of the zone on the rush as Bowen Byram zoomed to the back post. A beautiful pivot move by Rantanen gave him the space to feed the cutting Byram.