On Thursday night, the Avalanche pulled a complete 180 from their opening exhibition against the Vegas Golden Knights, bringing home a solid 5-1 win at the Pepsi Center.
The first period opened with a bang, with the Avalanche finding the back of the net on their first three shots of the game.
David Warofsky opened the scoring at 2:11 from the high slot, followed by a powerplay goal from Sven Andrighetto two minutes later. Sergei Boikov pumped in the third goal of the game just one minute after Andrighetto’s tally.