The Avalanche: (42-20-8) / (3-0-1)
The Opponent: Arizona Coyotes (33-29-8) / (3-2-0)
Puck drop: 12:00 p.m. MT
Watch: NHLN, SN360, TVAS, ALT, FS-A
Listen: Altitude 92.5, AM 950
For the first 45 minutes of Game 1 Wednesday afternoon, it looked as though the Colorado Avalanche might get goalie’d by the Arizona Coyotes. The Avs were absolutely dominant but just couldn’t find a way to get the puck past Darcy Kuemper.
Enter Nazem Kadri.
Just three days after his former teammates in Toronto were eliminated from the postseason, Kadri scored his first playoff goal in burgundy and blue - and it was all that would be needed for the Avalanche to take a 1-0 series lead in their opening round matchup with the Arizona Coyotes.