Quick hitters from the Avalanche’s Game 1 win, 7-2, against Nashville on Tuesday night:
All Hail Cale
Predators goalie David Rittich is going to have nightmares for a long time about his first NHL playoff start. The Avalanche tied a franchise postseason record with five goals in the first period. No Colorado player was more impactful over the scoring onslaught than Cale Makar. The young defenseman’s three points tied for the most ever during a postseason period by an Avalanche/Nordiques player — at any position. Makar assisted on the first two goals of the night to Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews.