John Gibson made 23-of-24 saves and Jakob Silfverberg led the Anaheim Ducks to a convincing 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, who played about two competent periods of hockey tonight before completely falling apart in the third.
Despite giving up three power play opportunities and getting outshot 14-8 in the first period, it would be the Ducks who would get on the scoreboard first on their own man-advantage. After collecting the puck in their own zone, Anaheim methodically worked it into the Colorado zone and up the left-hand boards. Jakob Silfverberg, who had played since the last Avalanche matchup, received a pass from Nick Ritchie and took a poor-angle shot toward the net.