The Colorado Avalanche showcased tenacity with Mikko Rantanen scoring amidst a scrum, leading 2-1 against the Dallas Stars. Avalanche dominated the second period, extending the lead to 4-1 with goals from MacKinnon. The Avs, now 3-0 against the Stars, are 2 points behind in the Central Division standings. Alexandar Georgiev's impressive performance contributed to the Avs' 5-1 victory, improving to 3-0-0 against Dallas this season.
The Avs are now 3-0 against the Stars this season and have one more left against them this season. They are now 2 points out of first place #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Alexandar Georgiev improves to 4-1-0 in his last 5 GP. He has stopped 133-of-145 shots against in that stretch (.917 save percentage).
FINAL: Avs win 5-1, improve to 3-0-0 against Dallas this season. They trail the Stars by two points with a game in hand and a 32-26 advantage in RWs (the tiebreaker). Dallas hosts Winnipeg Thursday. Avs @ Chicago.
The Avalanche will move to 3-0 against the Stars this season. We’ll see if that makes the difference in the Central Division standings come April. One more game left between the teams.
2nd period impressions: All 3 Finnish skaters have a goal for the #Avs tonight. Keep the pressure up and play 60 minutes. Avs need to shut down the top of the slot, have left it wide open for Dallas all night long. Close it up and life is #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/P9eHK9aaG6
Aaaand MacKinnon makes it 4-1. Avs have a real chance to step on the Stars throats here, who played last night. Georgiev deserves a lot of credit so far, because the Stars were coming to start this period and he held them off.
Stars are dominating second period and then, boom, boom, it is 4-1 Avalanche.
That was some kind of tenacity from the #Avs top line. Bodies flying everywhere around the net, and Mikko Rantanen puts in the third or fourth chance during the scrum. 2-1 Avs Shots are 8-2 ... 8-1 since the Stars scored.