RALEIGH, N.C. — The Colorado Avalanche spends most games dictating the terms of engagement, holding onto the puck and making its opponents chase and react accordingly.
The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the few teams in the NHL that can make the Avs look like everyone else. That happened Thursday night at Lenovo Center.
Colorado’s players spent the entire night chasing the guys in red, particularly after giving the puck back to them. The Hurricanes dominated possession time and on the shot clock en route to a 5-3 victory in Scott Wedgewood’s first start for the Avalanche.