More Avalanche Records Following Game 2’s Victory Against Minnesota
Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The opening game of the Colorado Avalanche’s second-round series against the Minnesota Wild had far too many records to keep track of. After all, that’s expected when you have a 9-6 final score in a playoff game between two of the more defensively responsible teams in the NHL. It’s not a score you often see in playoff hockey in general, let alone from these clubs.
But Game 2 was more sound for the Avs. They only gave up two goals while still putting five past the Wild. The game brought upon more Avalanche records — both personal and as a team.
In some cases, they are franchise numbers, and in other cases, they broke NHL records entirely. Here are the top three that stuck out for me. As you’d expect, Nathan MacKinnon is highlighted often once again.
12 Goal Scorers The Avalanche have used the same 18 skaters in the first two games of this series. After just two games, a whopping 12 of them have found the back of the net — 11 of which have beaten a goalie, whether Jesper Wallstedt or Filip Gustavsson. Having 12 different scorers through the first two games of a playoff series is an NHL record.
It surpassed the record of 11 from way back in the 1980s. Cale Makar and MacKinnon are the only Avs scorers with two goals. They also have one from each of Sam Malinski, Jack Drury, Artturi Lehkonen, Nick Blankenburg, Devon Toews, Nazem Kadri, Martin Necas, Gabe Landeskog, Nic Roy, and Valeri Nichushkin.