The Colorado Avalanche fell in frustrating fashion to the Washington Capitals a mere two games ago. They went into the nation’s capital looking to settle the score as the teams wrapped up their season series early. Revenge is exactly what the Avalanche got in a 2-1 win that was a grind at times.
The Game
Given that the last time the Avalanche and Capitals faced off was less than a week ago the first period of this game likely felt similar to anyone who had watched the previous meeting. The Capitals play a tight neutral zone game which takes away a lot of the East-West passing the Avalanche like to do.