The Columbus Blue Jackets rallied in the second period.
Patrik Laine found his power in Tampere. Jussi Eskola
The match between Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche has been played in two rounds. The Avalanche lead the match 3–2.
Avalanche opened with a bang
Colorado took a 1–0 lead in the second minute of the game, when he found an empty space on the wing Andrew Newhook moved to the middle For Logan O’Connorwho again flicked the puck past the Blue Jackets cashier with his wrist from the front corner Elvis Merzlikins.
For the second time in the away team’s goal of the evening, the time was 12:28. The Avalanche’s superiority ground the puck to the line For Devon Toewswhose shot JT Compher guided the away team to the rucksack of the evening.
The Avalanche, who dominated the match events for a large part of the first 20 minutes, went into the break with a 2–0 lead.
Finnish powers
Mikko Rantanen was responsible for Avalanche’s 3–0 goal. Jussi Eskola
In the second set, the pace picked up in the rink. Right at the first change Evan Rodrigues gave the puck to Rantanes, who quickly swept the middle lane at the offensive end, who took Merzlikins to the back and beautifully increased the numbers to 3–0.
Viasat video: Mikko Rantanen scores the third goal of the night for Avalanche.
Soon the Blue Jackets were able to grind superiority again and were able to break the copper. He was responsible for the narrowing Jakub Voracekwho directed Patrik Laine I bet behind Georgiev’s back.
Then Laine put his team on the back foot by striking from the wing with an irresistible wrist whip to make the situation 2–3. The Finn’s second goal of the season also received wild applause from the fans of the Nokia Arena.
Video from Viasat: Patrik Laine shoots a 2-3 layup.
Laine and partners got an excellent opportunity to catch up when Nathan MacKinnon get yourself a 2+2 minute session. Momentum, however, gave way to a sluggish performance Johnny Gaudreau got into the ice box for the second time in the second set.