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| Avs F Patrick Bordeleau celebrates with G J.S. Giguere after the Avs 2-0 win |
Going into the game I had some concerns of J.S Giguere starting his 1st game of the season against a talented Boston Bruins. After the game? No doubt in my mind, Giguere was in net for the right reason, what a performance tonight to lead the Avs to a 4-0-0 start. Patrick Roy wants the NHL to take the Avs seriously, and at 4-0-0 he has everyones attention for sure. Tonight was a very good hockey game, an aggressive one from both teams and one that featured a solid goaltending battle between Tuukka Rask and J.S Giguere. The Avs opened the scoring on a PP late in the 1st, as Ryan O'Reilly tipped an Andre Benoit point shot past Rask for a 1-0 lead. It was Benoit's 1st point as an Avalanche, well deserved for a guy who has been rock solid so far. The Bruins would press heavily in the 2nd, outshooting the Avs 15-6 in the period but were unable to solve Giguere. The 3rd was a very tight-checking period, the Bruins pushed for the tie but the Avs committed to team defense and wouldn't let that happen. Matt Duchene would ice the game into the empty net, and the Avs walked away from Boston with a 2-0 win. The big story of the night was 36-year old J.S Giguere, who made 39 saves for his 37th career shutout. Giguere was making his first appearance of the season after Varlamov won the 1st 3 games, and he was simply rock-solid all night long. The Avs also continued their strong start on the PK, going 3/3 tonight and improving to 10/10 on the season not allowing a single PP goal through 4 games. The season is still early, but you couldn't have asked for a better start to the season for Patrick Roy and his team! Go Avs Go!
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| Avs players Andre Benoit, Matt Duchene, Steve Downie and Alex Tanguay celebrate with Ryan O'Reilly after his PPG goal in the 1st period |
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask was the best player for the Bruins all game, making 28 saves on 29 shots.
2. Matt Duchene - Duchene had a huge game for the Avs, picking up an assist on the 1st goal and scoring the empty-netter to clinch the win for the Avs.
1. J.S Giguere - What a performance by the 36-year old Giguere, making 39 saves for his 37th career shutout.
Play of the Game - J.S Giguere's glove save on Jordan Caron gets it tonight, what a big save by Jiggy. Runner-up goes to Duchene for his effort on the empty-netter, chipping it past the defense and beating him to the puck for the goal.
Stat of the Night - J.S Giguere picked up his 37th shutout of his career, and 3rd shutout with the Avs.
Game #5 - The Avalanche look to finish off their 3-game road trip undefeated, as they take a 4-0-0 record (and 2-0-0 on this road trip) to Washington for a meeting with the Capitals on Saturday Night (@7PM ET)
-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News
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