Last night's game doesn't sit any better after sleeping it off. A 4-1 lead in the 3rd period should spell victory ten-out-of-ten times. Fortunately, it's just game one of an 82-game season and there is plenty of room to improve. Some new additions appeared to be solid upgrades, the power-play worked not once but twice, and the team dominated stretches of the game with an aggressive forecheck.
Below we take a look individual Avalanche performances. Red bad, blue good. Big means lots of ice time, small means less.
(Graph courtesy of War-on-Ice.com)
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Stand-Outs
- Blake Comeau - The veteran free agent from Pittsburgh showed why Colorado was so eager to sign him as soon as he hit the market.