Back at Ball Arena for a quick one-game homecoming the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Vancouver Canucks. Unfortunately the comforts of home didn’t treat the Avalanche as well as the road as they endured a bizarre, frustrating and sloppy seesaw affair in an ultimate 4-3 loss to the Canucks.
The Game
It wasn’t the start the Avalanche wanted when 21 seconds into the game their best players just let Ilya Mikhayev park in the slot and get a free shot on Pavel Francouz. It was a sign of things to come which wouldn’t reveal themselves until much later.