A surging Colorado Avalanche team who coming into this game had won three straight were still in search of their first regulation win against the Anaheim Ducks. What resulted was the Avalanche surviving an ugly first period to score six unanswered goals and prevailed in a wild 8-4 win over the Ducks.
The Game
For two teams have have struggled to struggled to score this game opened with far more excitement than expected. Although the scoring certainly had the feel of two backup goaltenders playing so perhaps funny plays should have been foreseen.