The Avalanche du Colorado continued its hot sequence on Saturday evening in Montreal, beating the Canadians at the end 5-4 in shootout. With the victory, the AVS have won 10 of their last 12 games, holding the Wild in force of Minnesota for third place in the hyper-competitive central division.
Here are three key dishes from Colorado’s victory over the clothes:
1. Nelson continues a hot sequence, displays a two -point match against Canadians
The Avalanche Brock Nelson center has taken a while to find its stride since it was acquired by Colorado on the NHL trade deadline – but in its last two games, Nelson posted three goals and four points, including a two -point night against two points against the Canadians. And by capping things, Nelson had the winner of Shootout to improve the avalanche record this year at 43-25-3 this season.
With the total of Saturday, Nelson now has 23 goals and 49 points in 69 games this year. The 33 -year -old is still projecting himself like a pure rental player this season, but AVS management knew that when they acquired the New York Islanders. The price of landing it was high, but the avalanche and Nelson prove to be a good choice. And as the approach of the Stanley Cup qualifiers, Nelson must be a needle engine to get her team where she aims to be.
2. AVS blows in advance with three goals, rebounded to win the second consecutive victory, stay in advance on Minnesota in a tight central race
The avalanche increased from 4-1 to 3:58 of the third period, but desperate Canadians have scored three consecutive goals the rest of the path in regulation to send the game to more time. However, Colorado did not give up on Saturday, and they were rewarded for their second consecutive victory and their fourth victory in their last five games.
The victory allowed the AVS to maintain a four -point lead on nature (although Minnesota has a match in hand on Colorado). The avalanche now has only 11 regular season games to play, and the way things are accompanied, the AV will have to be just as dominant if they have a hope of challenging Dallas stars for the advantage of home ice in the first round of the Stanley Cup qualifiers.
3. Blackwood is struggling for the second time in the last four games, but still finds a way to win three of the last five
The avalanche goalkeeper Mackenzie Blackwood has not been in recent times, displaying a saving percentage of 0.862 or worse in two of his last four games. But Blackwood understood how to suspend hard Saturday to publish victories in three of his last five games.
Blackwood is always the n ° 1 goalkeeper of Colorado, but like all the NHL guards, he will go through his difficult sections. The ability to combat problems will be the key to Blackwood and his AVS teammates, and in this last push in the regular season, he will have to prosper to make a chance at home.
