The Colorado Avalanche face what’s the series equivalent of the dreaded two-goal lead — the one-game lead in the playoffs. The Avs are leading the series 2-1.
Some might say the Flames have Colorado right where they want them. With a two-goal lead comes some complacency. With a one-game lead, same.
I’m not going to say that, though. The Avs came out like the Avs of the slump in Game 1. They came out like the Avs that drove themselves to the playoffs the last month in Game 2.
They came out like the dominating force that they started the season as in Game 3.