The Colorado Avalanche opened their 2019 playoff run on the wrong foot in a 4-0 loss in game one against Mike Smith and the Calgary Flames. Philipp Grubauer only stopped 28 of 31 shots in the loss, while the offense went dry, taking only 26 shots and going zero for four on the power play.
First Period
Calgary came out flying and it was clear that Colorado would need to withstand the early game energy the Flames got from the home crowd. The Avs looked they were a little out of sync to start the game and didn’t control the puck much in their offensive zone but despite some possible early game jitters the Avalanche were able to keep the Flames off the board and the fans in their seats.