“If you look at this series, was it meant to go six or seven? Damn right it was.” But how can the Avalanche end things in Tampa Sunday night? 📚 Peter_Baugh
) also didn’t generate much. Bednar played them less than any of his other players despite the fact Colorado was frequently on the penalty kill.back into the lineup.Colorado couldn’t find success on the power play in Game 5, going 0-for-2. The penalty kill continued its strong showing but did allow a four-on-three goal to. Colorado’s failure to convert with the man advantage and Tampa Bay’s ability to break through once proved to be the difference in the game.
Avoiding needless penalties can also go a long way to help a team out. Colorado might’ve had legitimate gripes with some calls in Game 5, but others — like the too-many-men minor late in the third — were both avoidable and costly.Tampa Bay does a standout job getting in the way of shooting lanes. The Lightning blocked 15 shots in the game.said. “We just needed a little more traffic, to find a way to get a few more through.
Getting bodies in front of Vasilevskiy has also proved beneficial. Nichushkin scored off a rebound, and Makar’s goal came after a puck bounced off the Tampa Bay netminder, then offThe Avalanche try to split games into five-minute segments, reminding them to take every contest bit by bit. “It’s something that our guys talk about on the bench, and they understand it and they recognize that, when the other team is making a push and we lose a five-minute segment of a period, that we have to bounce back and get it turned in the right direction,” Bednar said. “We also talk about specific things that can help us do that.”
That approach has worked well and has helped the team play with resilience all year and especially in the postseason. And if the Avalanche are able to execute it once more and make a few breaks, they’ll leave Tampa with the Stanley Cup.
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