[NHL] AVS Put Up a Close Game Until Overtime, But Fail to Advance to Playoff 3rd Round
(Denver = Wongeol Jeong) The Colorado Avalanche suffered a defeat in the Playoff 6th game against Dallas, after a closely contested match that went into Overtime 2nd period.
On the local date of the 17th, at the Ball Arena in Colorado, in an NHL Playoff match, Colorado lost to Dallas with a score of 2–1, failing to advance to the Playoff 3rd round.
Colorado’s Goaltender Georgiev fought hard, blocking 22 out of 23 shots on goal until the end of the regular 3 periods. Colorado had a slight edge with 21 shots on goal.
In this game, Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen took the lead by scoring the first goal, connecting Drouin’s pass to the net.
In the 3rd period, Dallas’ Jamie Benn equalized with a goal, resetting the game.
After this goal, both teams failed to score, leading the game into Overtime.
In Overtime 1st period, both teams failed to score. The game extended to Overtime 2nd period.
The outcome was decided in Overtime 2nd period.
As a puck spilled out into the open from the Colorado end, Matt Duchene converted it into a goal, concluding the game with Dallas’s victory.
On this day, Colorado’s key forward Valeri Nichushkin was unable to participate in the game due to receiving a 6-month suspension for violating the player support program’s third stage.
