Avalanche Outlast Wild 9-6 in Historic Playoff Goalfest
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Lauren Theisen
27d ago· 5 min readenNews
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Game 1 of the Avalanche-Wild second-round playoff series turned into one of the wildest goal-scoring games in NHL history, with Colorado defeating Minnesota 9-6. What started as a disappointing blowout for the Avs quickly transformed into a chaotic goalfest, with goals coming so fast that viewers could miss one if they blinked. The Wild started rookie goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, who had previously stymied the Dallas Stars, but the Avalanche offense proved unstoppable.
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But how could anyone have imagined what transpired in Game 1?
A night that started like a disappointing Avs blowout quickly turned into one of the craziest goalfests in NHL history.
If you blinked at all while watching this game, you probably missed at least one goal.
Simply observing the regular season would have given you a heads-up that Avalanche-Wild in the second round would make a spine-tingling playoff series. But how could anyone have imagined what transpired in Game 1? A night that started like a disappointing
