LightningStorm
Lightning/Mets/Vikings
I knew there would be a game this series where Colorado would be the better team, but Oettinger would steal it for Dallas. That was the first 2 periods of game 3, where his remarkable performance held the Avs to a single goal. But the 3rd period was a defensive masterclass from the Stars being back and holding the blue line. The Avs do deserve blame for not dumping it in when they were repeatedly failing to carry it in past the Stars D though.
I still think neither team has played a full 60 this series though, so it's hard to predict how this ends. The Stars solved their 3rd period woes in game 3, and we'll see if the Avs can do the same for their first period struggles (0 goals so far) in game 4. Though they did improve in the first in game 3, and it was mostly Oettinger who kept them scoreless. I expect the Avs to come out swinging in the first again in game 4.
Intriguing series so far, as I expected this to be the best one of the 2nd round.
I still think neither team has played a full 60 this series though, so it's hard to predict how this ends. The Stars solved their 3rd period woes in game 3, and we'll see if the Avs can do the same for their first period struggles (0 goals so far) in game 4. Though they did improve in the first in game 3, and it was mostly Oettinger who kept them scoreless. I expect the Avs to come out swinging in the first again in game 4.
Intriguing series so far, as I expected this to be the best one of the 2nd round.