Postgame: Avalanche’s Wedgewood Stands Tall In First Playoff Start
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Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The moment wasn’t too big for Scott Wedgewood. And quite frankly, it rarely ever has been for the Avalanche netminder. In his first career playoff start, at the ripe age of 33 years old, the veteran from Brampton, Ontario, stopped all but one of the 25 shots he faced on Sunday to help Colorado to a 2-1 victory at Ball Arena.
The Avs grabbed a 1-0 series lead. “I thought he was fantastic,” head coach Jared Bednar said of his Game 1 starter. “Did everything he needed to do.
Obviously, bigger stakes, more emotion, but played the exact same way that he’s been playing for us all year. ” Artturi Lehkonen and Logan O’Conner scored for the Avalanche. O’Connor could’ve had one more but it was waved off for goalie interference.
The Avs outshot the Kings 30-25, including 13 shots in the second period, where they finally broke through late. “That’s the kind of game you can expect playing the Kings. It’s a tight checking team,” Bednar said.
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