Three games into the Colorado Avalanche’s first round series, the Arizona Coyotes looked like they had signs of life following their pick-up of a 4-2 win.
Those signs of life quickly fluttered out in their following two games, though, and the Avalanche made quick work of Arizona in a five-game series that capped off with a 7-1 win led by none other than Nazem Kadri. They became the third team to punch their ticket to the second round, following Tuesday night’s win by the Vegas Golden Knights (who are the favorite to face Colorado in the Western Conference Final) and Wednesday’s earlier series win by the Boston Bruins.