The Colorado Avalanche were sitting pretty heading into their Friday night match-up with the Calgary Flames as they were up in the series 3-1. They knew they would get everything the Flames had in an effort to extend the series and send it back to Colorado. The way the Avs have been playing, people gave them a chance to finish off the Flames in Calgary. Not many expected them to do it by a 5-1 thumping.
Colorado could do no wrong a series-clinching performance. They did everything a step faster than the Flames, and Calgary had no answer for the offensive firepower the Avs brought throughout the series.