Forward Logan O'Connor caps long comeback with a Game 1 goal to help Avalanche hold off Kings 2-1
Logan O'Connor had already waited a year to score again. The Colorado Avalanche forward had his second-period goal waved off Sunday because of goaltender interference. “Super happy to get it out of the way,” O’Connor said.
DENVER (AP) — Logan O'Connor had already waited a year to score again. So what was one more period. The Colorado Avalanche forward had his second-period goal waved off Sunday because of goaltender interference.
He found the net again in the third during a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of their first-round series. “Super happy to get it out of the way,” O’Connor said. It’s been a long, arduous road for O'Connor since he scored in Game 4 of a playoff series against Dallas on April 26.
He underwent hip surgery in June that played a role in postponing his season debut until March 24. He skated in just 13 games in the regular season with two assists. If there's anyone who understands the long wait — and patience required — it's Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog.
He missed three regular seasons due to a knee injury before returning for Game 3 of that series against Dallas a year ago. “We’ve just kept telling him to save them — save them until we really need him," Landeskog said. “Tonight we needed it.