I would be remiss if I didn’t comment on the Avs’ failure to keep the pressure on early in the second period. Vancouver gave the Avalanche every opportunity to put the game away and the Avs, rather than failing to capitalize, passed on more than one chance to rush Luongo and put the Canucks in a deeper hole.
The Canucks game is the first in a week of marquee matchups for the Avalanche. Tuesday’s game versus Vancouver is followed by the Florida Panthers’ first visit to Craig Anderson’s new digs since they let him dip to Colorado in the offseason.
Chris Stewart recorded his first career hat trick in what has been an absolutely shockingly good season for the strong, quick forward.
In a game that pitted two NHL All-Star Teams against each other, nothing less than North American bragging rights was on the line. Matching up on NHL-sized ice for the first time in Olympic Hockey history, Canada & the US fought a frenzied battle for the Group A title.
A big win over the Coyotes kept the Avalanche on-pace with Vancouver. Now Colorado will try to stretch their league-best win streak to 5 games against the Kings
What’s red and blue and shares a time slot with the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics? The 2010 Colorado Avalanche!
With a third consecutive W, the Colorado Avalanche will move ½ game up on the Vancouver Canucks in the Northwest.
The Avalanche have more than routinely had trouble dispatching the Wild over the last few years.
For all of the issues that the young Colorado Avalanche have exhibited this year, there has been one constant: goalie Craig Anderson.
The story goes on to tell of a team that plays its best hockey after losing multiple games in a row, and over the course of a long regular season defined by incredible parody through the top half of the league… well, that’s a recipe for success.
