The NHL’s two best regular-season teams had two of the three Vezina Trophy finalists as the league’s best goalies matched up Wednesday night.
A classic duel between the pipes ensued at Ball Arena.
Philipp Grubauer was backstopping the first Avalanche team to begin 5-0 in the postseason. Vegas’ Marc-Andre Fleury returned to the Golden Knights’ net after being a surprise scratch in Game 1 of the second-round series.
To no one’s surprise, Game 2 required overtime, and Colorado’s big line got it done as Mikko Rantanen scored 2:07 into overtime for a 3-2 victory and a 2-0 series lead.