It was only an NHL regular-season game. But anyone who watched the Avalanche rally to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in overtime inside Ball Arena on Saturday might agree that it was as good as it gets.
“I thought it was awesome,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said of the back-and-forth affair between the NHL’s winningest teams since Nov. 11. “Joe (Sakic) even said, ‘If you’re just coming to watch our team or those two teams for the first time, or hockey in general, and you watch that game here, you’re going to be hooked to come back.