The Avalanche rode an absolutely dominant performance from Nathan MacKinnon and more than doubled St. Louis’ shot output as the home team rode a 4-1 victory to earn a 1-0 series lead.
This game could have gotten out of hand for St. Louis much quicker than it did if it wasn’t for the first and second period play of Jordan Binnington as well as a few bad bounces for Colorado.
First Period
It was a slow start to first period for the home squad, but the Avs absolutely dominated St. Louis from the 5:00 mark onwards (the Blues were outshot 18-5 in the opening period).