Avalanche teammates Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar and the rest of the NHL’s Central Division All-Stars defeated their peers from the Atlantic Division 8-5 in Saturday’s preliminary-round 3-on-3 tournament Saturday in Las Vegas.
Kadri and Makar each had two points — one apiece on Kadri’s breakaway goal off Makar’s takeaway/stretch pass to build the Central’s 3-1 lead.
It was OK hockey — if you don’t mind watching skaters going half-speed and goalies being hung out to dry.
Make no mistake, it wasn’t nearly as entertaining as the University of Denver’s victory over St. Cloud State by the exact same score on Friday night at Magness Arena.