Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz was called upon in a consecutive-day situation, and he certainly wasn’t to blame in a Game 3 loss in which he allowed two goals high over his right shoulder Saturday in Edmonton.
The top-shelf shots by Arizona forwards Derek Stepan and Brad Richardson probably would have beat any goaltender.
Francouz, who backed up Philipp Grubauer in Games 1 and 2, stopped 11-of-12 shots in the first period but faced just nine in the latter 40 minutes as the Avs dominated offensively.
“I didn’t have any issues staying in the game,” Francouz said after his NHL postseason debut.