The Avalanche scored five goals in the first 15:04 of Game 1 and dusted Nashville 7-2 at Ball Arena on Tuesday. Here are three keys for Colorado in Thursday’s Game 2:
- Stop Matt Duchene. The former longtime Avalanche star center had both of Nashville’s goals in Game 1. This guy has had goalie Darcy Kuemper’s number all season. Duchene scored three other times against Colorado in the regular season, including twice against Kuemper in Nashville’s 5-4 overtime win at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 11. Maybe those “Duchene Sucks” chants fuel Colorado’s 2009 first-round draft pick (No.