The Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames are battling to the (sudden) death (overtime) in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flames, the Western Conference champions, are heavily favored to win the series. However, you play the games because the regular season doesn’t dictate the outcome.
We’ll be seeing a lot of storylines play out through this series. However, for each team, there is a single player who stands out above the others. For Calgary, it’s Johnny “Rat-like Activity Detected” Gaudreau. And for Colorado, it’s Nathan “MVP” MacKinnon.
So, let’s take a look at these two stars and how they match up against each other.