After an eight-day hiatus, the Colorado Avalanche were finally back in action to kick off their second-round series against the division rival St. Louis Blues. While the boys in burgundy controlled most of the game a poor special teams effort in the third period forced overtime. However, Josh Manson scored on the team’s 54th shot and the Avalanche took a 1-0 series lead in this 3-2 victory.
The Game
It was the start the Avalanche wanted pushing the pace and dictating play but despite hitting the post three times the first period’s lone goal went St.