Initial observations from the Avalanche's 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series. by ryanohalloran
Well, the Avalanche wasn’t going 16-0 in this playoff season, but to suffer a first loss like this? Not good. The Blues had five of the first seven shots, nine of the first 14 and 12 of the first 17 as they established the fore-check to gain and maintain possession. The Avs survived the first period , but two second-period deflections staked St. Louis to a 2-0 lead. Both were deflections that goalie Darcy Kuemper had no chance to stop.
The only power play in the first two periods produced one shot and Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, Gabe Landeskog and Nazem Kadri were all quiet offensively. This carried over from Game 1 when the Avs’ final two goals were scored by Sam Girard and Josh Manson. The task for coach Jared Bednar entering Game 3 is making sure his stars are driving the bus.The Avalanche simply didn’t do the little things right. Defenseman Devon Toews tried to pass across and up the ice to center J.T.
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