It wouldn’t be unusual for the adrenaline rush of a breakaway opportunity to be a blur: instinct taking over, with no time for conscious calculations.
Logan O’Connor would rather be thinking through every millisecond.
It worked for him Thursday night when he found himself in a situation too good to be true. Two minutes after O’Connor scored to put the Avalanche ahead against Nashville, linemate J.T. Compher blocked a shot and battled two Predators for the puck. It leaked ahead to O’Connor in the neutral zone, and suddenly he was full acceleration toward Nashville goalie Kevin Lankinen.