Whew.
The same night as a Wild win, with Calvin Pickard getting his second straight start, and the Avs coming off two losses in which they were tied or ahead going into the third- it was a big night. But the Avalanche got it done! Granted it wasn’t pretty, the 20 shots on net during the third period by the Panthers is a little troublesome, but we’ll talk about how that third period was different from others later.
First let’s savor a bit. Let’s savor Gabriel Landeskog making a goal happen single handedly using his strength and speed to get to the net.