The Colorado Avalanche would run into a goaltender impersonating a brick wall in Arizona netminder Antti Raanta Wednesday night at Ball Arena. However, despite the performance from Raanta, the Avalanche and captain Gabriel Landeskog would not be denied and take home a controlling victory in overtime by the score of 2-1.
Pregame
Nathan MacKinnon’s return to the lineup gave coach Jared Bednar the ability to utilize his preferred forward lines. While the forward group is nearly back to 100%, the Avalanche blue-line is still decimated by injuries. This would be an issue for most organizations, but the Colorado defense has been one of the best in the league thanks to the discovery of fabulous depth pieces like Jacob MacDonald and Dan Renouf as well as consistent play from the veterans that have remained healthy and in the lineup.