Probably the most complete game of the season, the avs walked into Chicago and controlled the Hawks all game long, leading to a much deserved two points. Everyone contributed in this game, whether it was Varlamov with the shutout, EJ on d with 2 assists or four different goal scores in Jones, Galiardi, Van Der Gulik and Kobasew. The avs how now won 4 straight, 9 of 10 and are 3-0 on this current 4 game road trip heading into St. Louis tonight. There were a lot of little things that went the avs way in this game, but I think on the whole it was a complete team effort. All four lines were going, whether it was O'Reilly's or Stastny's, but even the 3rd and 4th line were chipping in. On d, I thought that EJ/O'Brien were great all night, as well as Elloit/Quincey. Stastistically the game was in favour of the Hawks, with the avs being outshot 27-22 and winning only 25 of 60 faceoffs, but the biggest factor was staying out of the penalty box and the avs only took 1 penalty all game. When the Hawks stars have room to make their moves, they are lethal and the avs did a great job limiting chances and letting Varlamov see the puck. Overall a great team effort and another big two points.
Avalanche Three Stars:
3. Erik Johnson - EJ was big in this game, he had two assists and was +3 in just over 20 minutes of work
2. TJ Galiardi - Offensively was the best av on the ice, huge spark plug tonight. Gordie Howe Hatrick for Galiardi, and he really played a great game
1. Semyon Varlamov - Best player on the ice, Varlamov made 27 saves for the shutout (his 2nd). He was great at all points in this game
Play of the Game - Galiardi's rush leading to the first goal, great play to keep holding the puck.
Game #43 - Colorado head's to St. Louis for the 2nd game of a back-to-back Saturday night (@8pm)
-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News
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