Avalanche face an uphill climb in Vegas as they try to flip a 2-0 series script in conference finals
The signs appear grim for the Colorado Avalanche: Down 2-0 after two home losses. “We dug a hole,” forward Logan O’Connor said as the Avalanche prepared for Game 3 at Vegas on Sunday night in the Western Conference Final. Granted, it was 27 years ago when they lost two straight at home to start the 1999 Western Conference semifinals against Detroit before rallying to win.
DENVER (AP) — The signs appear grim for the Colorado Avalanche: Down 2-0 after two home losses. Missing Cale Makar . Three goals in the series for the highest scoring team in the league.
Heading to Vegas. History working against them. “We dug a hole,” forward Logan O’Connor said as the Avalanche prepared for Game 3 at Vegas on Sunday night in the Western Conference Final.
“It’s on us (to get out). " The odds, though, are stacked against them. Since 1982, road teams that have gone 2-0 in the conference finals have a 13-0 series record, according to NHL Stats.
But the Avalanche have worked their way back from a similarly dicey situation before in a playoff series. Granted, it was 27 years ago when they lost two straight at home to start the 1999 Western Conference semifinals against Detroit before rallying to win. “Uphill climb,” Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood said.