Well… That was certainly a game.
The first period sucked. I have nothing more to say about it. Finished a sleepy game last night with two empty-netters, just to come into this one just as sleepy.
The second period was much, MUCH better. The Colorado Avalanche limited the Chicago Blackhawks to one shot on goal, six shot attempts. The Avs looked like the most dangerous team, a stark contrast to their sleepy performance in the first, and they got a goal out of it thanks to Cale Makar on cleanup duty.
The third period seemed much more balanced, but ultimately, the Avs hold onto their lead here to head home for a 1-0 win. Punctuated with back-to-back shutouts from their goaltending tandem, that’ll make nine wins in a row for the Avalanche.
A Battle of Goaltending
Let’s play a game called ‘How many times can Bailey say goaltending was really, really good?’
Because, yet again, goaltending is my key takeaway from a game. Credit to Spencer Knight on the other side, but Scott Wedgewood was the shining star, especially through the first period, where Chicago led 11-2 in shots, four of which were high-danger chances.
Knight proved exactly why he is currently the best goaltender in the league, allowing just one goal on the slew of shots that the Avs threw at him from the second period on. But ultimately, it wasn’t enough as his team’s offense couldn’t break through the Avalanche goaltending.
After a stellar shutout performance from his tandem partner, Mackenzie Blackwood, last night against the Nashville Predators, Colorado proved that the goaltending is a two-headed monster right now. Back-to-back shutout performances… This tandem seems unreal.
Tristen Nielsen, welcome to the NHL!
Playing in your first NHL game is always a moment you’ll remember forever… but scoring your first point? That’s magical.
It’s a moment Tristen Nielsen got to experience today.
In a period where the Avs finally managed to find some life, Nielsen creates a turnover in the slot and manages a sharp shot on Spencer Knight. Cale Makar cleans up the rebound, and Nielsen gets credited with the lone assist.
1 Comment
RockD
Ever since the beat down in Edmonton the Avs game is the one the other team circles as the one to either play their best or get embarrassed. But those efforts haven’t been enough and now it’s 9 in a row and we’re in Thanksgiving week and the Avs have 1 regulation loss. No one other than Avs fans has ever heard of the 3 forwards who were on the ice for the goal tonight.
Is it irony that on the day it’s reported that Georgiev is going to the KHL we get a second consecutive shutout?