New York. They definitely shot from the hip in the Wild West last night.
Colorado secured their first significant home win in the Western Conference Final against Edmonton – but it wasn’t until Gabriel Landskog scored 8-6 (!) into the empty net in the last minute that they were able to start the celebration on the ball field in Denver.
The important thing is that we won, but that’s not what it should look like, says star back Kal Makar.
Enough because it was possible to imagine that the semen was between the luminous units Colorado Avalanche And the Edmonton Oilers It would be a less complicated story than the tug-of-war that took place in the eastern half of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
There are still two attractions to the circus for teams seeking to win.
But the first round at the Ball Arena in Denver was wilder, more open and more heartbreaking than anyone could have imagined.
Yes, it looked like it was in the first matches between the Oilers and the Calgary Flames in the second round.
Already after a while the score was 3-2 and in other cases the avalanche advanced with a score of 7-3 – but then the guests came with a terrible push and almost caught them. first when Gabriel Landskog Putting 8-6 into an empty box 22 seconds before normal playing time, victory was completely guaranteed.
It was so open, it almost felt like a playoff ever, says brilliant Colorado linebacker Cal Makar, who scored a superb goal and assists.
– We won and that’s the important thing, but it shouldn’t look like that. We must definitely intensify our attack.
The Oilers intend to do the same, if you’re to believe coach Jay Woodcroft.
We scored six goals in Colorado on their court. It should be enough. But sometimes it’s more about what you give than you take in and we have things to fix, he says.
There was a lot of fuss before this Western deal about Conor McDavid and Nathan McKinnon – perhaps the best hockey players in the world – playing a playoff for the first time and yes, the two men enjoyed unexpectedly large surfaces last night.
They each scored a great goal – especially MacKinnon’s pelvis being the result of a great individual performance – and they also had a number of assists.
Well, says McDavid, I think the match reminded us a lot of our first game against Calgary.
– We showed the character who almost came back, but she wasn’t good enough from the start. We can fix that.
Landeskog also got help, just like Andre Burakovsky.