Night one of the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators first round Stanley Cup playoff series kicked off and if Avalanche hockey had been on vacation for the last two weeks it was back with a vengeance to begin this game. A five-goal first period set the stage for an impressive effort in a 7-2 Avalanche final and 1-0 series lead.
The Game
The start to this contest couldn’t have gone much better for the Avalanche as they scored early and often on the Predators. Nathan MacKinnon converted on a power play at just 2:20 into the game and then the team rode the momentum for a Devon Toews score just 22 seconds later,
A pivotal moment occurred in the first period when Andrew a Cogliano scored his first goal as an Avalanche shorthanded at 8:30 and really took control of the game for Colorado.