Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen each scored to give the Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 lead in two separate games. MacKinnon's goal came after he outmaneuvered Braden Schneider and beat goaltender Jonathan Quick. Rantanen's goal, assisted by Jonathan Drouin's solid forecheck that forced a turnover from Nico Hischier, was scored less than two minutes into the game.
Solid forecheck from Drouin to force the turnover and the Rantanen goal. 1-0 Avs
Jonathan Drouin knocks the puck away from Nico Hischier right to Mikko Rantanen in the left circle and he ripped one into the top right corner. 1-0 #Avs less than two minutes in
Drouin tips it away from Hischier, and it lands right on the stick of Mikko Rantanen, who fires it glove side. 1-0.
Avalanche strike early and first. 1-0 Colorado. Rantanen.
Nathan MacKinnon is still good, folks. He burst through the neutral zone and shot around Braden Schneider and beat Jonathan Quick. It's 1-0 #Avs. From last week: https://t.co/I8blo9iUKE
As soon as I say that... MacKinnon. 1-0, COL. https://t.co/P5avlpfVX6