In a recent game, Avs' Kurtis MacDermid, who had a size advantage, delivered a hard hit on Mike Hoffman. This provoked Mario Ferraro to challenge MacDermid, leading to a two-minute power play for the Avs, but also interrupted an odd-man rush and resulted in a missed shot by Freddie Olofsson. MacDermid chose to wrestle Ferraro to the ground rather than fight. Despite the hit, Hoffman showed resilience by staying on the bench. Raanta's performance as the Avs' goalie was criticized for letting in too many stoppable shots.
Ferraro stands up for Hoffman after that hit by the much larger MacDermid well away from the puck.
Kurtis MacDermid crunched Mike Hoffman into the boards, which left him shaken up. Mario Ferraro practically climbed on MacDermid's back trying to get him to fight. MacDermid probably did him a favor there by just wrestling him to the ground. #Avs get a two-minute PP.
The #Avs had an odd-man rush after a big Kurtis MacDermid hit on Mike Hoffman, but then Mario Ferraro went after MacDermid. That negated the odd-man rush (which ended with a missed Freddie Olofsson shot) but gave the Avs a power play.
Good for both Ferraro & Hoffman! Hoffman gets buried by MacDermid, taking a huge hit to make a play. Then Ferraro, Mac 6 inches taller, goes right after him. That matters. Hoffman stays on the bench
Hoffman took a big hit and then Ferraro and an avs player got tangled up
MacDermid laid out Hoffman then was challenged by Ferraro and quickly took him down.
Odd-man rush against but again, a stoppable shot. You can let in a couple of the goals Raanta's given up tonight. You can't let in all of them.