After a very close yet successful first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ball Arena the Colorado Avalanche moved on to the rematch in the home-and-home series at PPG Paints Arena. The lineup included one big change as Bowen Byram was ready for NHL action once again but also lost Val Nichushkin due to non-COVID illness. The Avalanche rallied in an impressive second period to eventually take this game in a 6-4 final.
The Game
As tight checking game was anticipated so it was nice that the Avalanche got on the board first in this contest.