Recap: Colorado can win in Winnipeg after all
The Avs figured out how to score in Winnipeg during the regular season!
WINNIPEG, CANADA - MARCH 26: Jack Drury #18 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his goal with teammates. (Photo by Cameron Bartlett/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Avs have officially gone perfect on this four-game road trip that they embarked on just under a week ago, with a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Turns out, Colorado can, in fact, score and win in Winnipeg during the regular season.
Let’s take a look at the action from tonight! First Period After a low event start for both teams Winnipeg would open the scoring as Mark Scheifele was able to beat Mackenzie Blackwood cleanly on a shot that initially looked like it hit the goalpost and went out. Jack Drury would tie the game at 1-1 before heading into the first intermission, as he was able to locate a puck right in the five-hole of Connor Hellebuyck and poke it into the back of the Winnipeg net.
Second Period Neither team would score in the second period, and both Blackwood and Hellebuyck would keep the game tied at 1-1 through the second period as Winnipeg edged Colorado in shots 10-9. The Avalanche had a late 5-on-3 in which the power play would carry over until the next period. Third Persiod That man advantage still on the clock was important as just 13 seconds into the third frame Nathan MacKinnon would find the go-ahead goal and make it 2-1 in Colorado’s favor with a power-play goal, as Nazem Kadri would put a puck on net, which would take a bounce in front of the Winnipeg net, and MacKinnon was able to find the puck and put it home.
Just over three minutes later MacKinnon would score his second of the night as he was able to deflect the puck past Hellebuyck to give the Avs a two-goal lead. The Jets would challenge this goal for goaltender interference, but the challenge was unsuccessful, so the score remained 3-1, Colorado. To create some late game drama, Scheifele would score his second of the night later in the period to pull the Jets within one, as he was able to deflect the puck past Blackwood, making the score 3-2.