The Avalanche use speed as their weapon. To combat that, Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau chose to dress Matt Hendricks with Eric Fehr and Marcus Foligno. Why? Because the Wild have been pushed around by the Avs in the past and Boudreau wouldn’t have any of it in Game 1 as he looked for his team to set the tone. Problem is, the Wild had issues getting to the offensive zone until third period desperation time and it cost them. Minnesota dropped game one by getting out-shot 40-21 and a score of 4-1.
Avalanche prove to be the faster, deadlier team in Wild season opener
