Hey guys, so if most of you are like me then your just itching to begin your spring break so today’s post is gonna be short and sweet.
The Avs began a 3 game home stand with the Blues on Saturday the 6th and easily handled the team from St. Louis. Chris Steward netted his first ever NHL hat trick(3 goals in one game) and Milan Hejduk showed he’s 100% recovered from his injury as he netted 2 goals of his own. The Avs unloaded offensively on the Blues in the second period scoring 4 goals on their way to an easy 7-3 victory.
The Avs next hosted the Northwest division leading Vancouver Canucks in a game that would place the Avs in a tie for first if they won in regulation. The game couldn’t have began any better for the Avs as they netted 3 goals in the period with 2 of them coming from rookie Matt Duchene and 1 from Chris Stewart. The Canucks however responded in the second with 3 goals of their own while the Avs only notched one in that period. Up 4-3 going into the 3rd the Avs were playing as if they were just trying to withstand the offensive storm that Vancouver was bringing, but in hockey you can’t just keep bending without eventually breaking, and that is exactly what happened to the Avs. The Canucks eventually tied the game and then with little over 2 minutes left in the 3rd Vancouver took the lead on a crazy and questionable goal by Jannik Hansen. On the play the puck seemed to get lodged between the pit of Hansen’s arm after a Canucks shot and then flew out of his arms as he crossed the crease behind goalie Craig Anderson. Although the play was questionable it still counted, and after the goal Vancouver would also tally an empty net goal to bring the final to a disappointing 6-4 lost. Here check out the Hansen goal for your self and see what you think.
This game was disappointing in many ways beyond the fact that the Avs let a chance to get into first place in their division slip away. The Avs began the game hot, but then as the contest wore on they seemed to be slacking and pretty much just sitting back as Vancouver began to display their offensive power.
The Vancouver game was a very hard loss, but the Avs would bounce back in the game with the Florida Panthers Thursday night. Craig Anderson notched his seventh, league leading, shutout that night turning aside 27 Florida shots as the Avs won 3-0 powered by a 2 goal performance from Paul Stastny. This game was exactly how Colorado had to respond following their loss to the Canucks and now head into Sunday’s away contest with Dallas behind the Canucks by 3 points.
Well that’s it for this week, and be sure to check out next Wednesday night’s home game against Calgary, which i will be attending. Peace out and see you all in two weeks.
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