The Colorado Avalanche finally started to wake up during the second and third periods of their game on Sunday afternoon.
But even with two goals from former Dallas Star himself Valeri Nichushkin combined with a pair of goals from Vladislav Namestnikov and Cale Makar, the Avalanche were unable to pull themselves back into contention soon enough to truly get themselves back into the game. They ultimately fell 5-4 in regulation, dropping to a dangerous 3-1 series deficit and facing elimination at the hands of a team that everyone assumed they would easily steamroll right over.
THE RUNDOWN
The Dallas Stars scored 5+ goals a total of 5 times all regular season
The Dallas Stars have now scored 5+ goals in 5 of their last 7 games over the past two weeks— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) August 31, 2020The Avalanche all but sealed their own fate in the first 15 minutes of the game, when they dug themselves a 3-0 goal deficit all while recording zero shots of their own.