The best players in Colorado’s lineup during its final home preseason game Sunday night all looked ready for the ones that count.
Both power-play units scored a goal and the Avs had little trouble with a not-very-NHL laden Dallas Stars at Ball Arena. Here are a few observation’s from Colorado’s 4-3 win.This was the first time Colorado’s presumptive first line of Nathan MacKinnon flanked by Mikko Rantanen and Jonathan Drouin has skated together in a preseason game.
Riley Tufte opened the scoring, his third goal in three preseason games, and set up another. That’s a great way to make an impression, but it might not be what the Avs need to see him from to earn a spot. Ben Meyers is also in that competition, and had one good scoring in this game, but he also took a penalty.Colorado Avalanche |Joel Kiviranta is on a player-tryout contract, but he is also an experienced NHL player who fits what Colorado could use as a depth player. He was next to Olofsson on the penalty kill against the Stars.Alexandar Georgiev went the distance for the Avs in net. He’d played one-half of the first three games.
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