Really felt to me like they gave one away.Ĭredit to the Avalanche, I thought they pushed back after that goal, and really took control of the playback. Just a sloppy play by the Avs in their own end.
Alexandar Georgiev made the first save, but two ‘Yotes were standing uncovered (including Jack McBain) right on the doorstep to punch it in. Suddenly the Avs were scrambling in their own end, and it cost them. Of course, the puck squirted loose right to Byram and he tried unsuccessfully to play it from his stomach, but he ended up giving it right back to the opposition. I think he was just trying to let Jack McBain know that he saw him, but it lead to Byram getting his skates twisted around and him falling to the ice. Then for some reason, Bowen Byram decided to try and initiate contact with the man who didn’t have the puck. The Coyotes came up ice, the Avs had good numbers back, and it looked like a pretty harmless rush. Not long after the penalty expired, the biggest issue the Avalanche had in the early going of this game reared its head for the first time. They weren’t able to capitalize on the man advantage, but again, good zone time and pressure. Their pressure helped them draw a penalty when Zack Kassian cross-checked Alex Newhook right in the numbers. It really felt like the Avalanche understood the importance of the day, that goal had them buzzing a bit and they started to tilt the ice in their favor. The Avs were off and running, and the afternoon crowd was into it. Lots of pace, good focus in their play, and it only took two minutes for them to cash in.ĭenis Malgin broke into the zone down the right wall, made a nice little chip past the Arizona defender, and then went forehand to backhand to put it behind Coyotes’ goaltender Connor Ingram. The game got off to a good start for the Avalanche. With 19 games to go, as much as they needed the points today, they needed this game against a lesser opponent to start building some consistency heading down the stretch. Other times they looked like the version of the Avs from several seasons ago that had all the talent, but was still learning how to play with consistency. At times they’ve looked like the juggernaut we saw last year. It’s been such an interesting season for the Avs, in terms of their results. The Colorado Avalanche came into today’s matchup with the Arizona Coyotes looking to bounce back after a lackluster performance two nights ago against the LA Kings.
It was a beautiful spring-like day in Denver, and we had some afternoon hockey to go with it!
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