Special teams delivered the Colorado Avalanche an easy victory in Game 1 against the Chicago Blackhawks, but the following night those same units tanked the team in the second half of their back-to-back. Simply put: The penalty kill has to be better.
The Calgary Flames were only 2-for-5 on the powerplay, but this game turned sour on a second-period shorthanded goal by Calgary’s Dillon Dube that put the Avs in a 2-1 hole and went fully rotten after two quick powerplay goals early in the third period made it 5-1. And yes, goal no.