Landeskog Begins Playoffs With Gordie Howe Hat Trick
Avalanche captain had a goal, two assists and a fight in Avalanche's Game 1 win vs. Blues
by
Ron Knabenbauer
@RonKnab
/ ColoradoAvalanche.com
Gabriel Landeskog had a game that one of the NHL's greatest players of all time would have been proud of, as the Colorado Avalanche captain recorded a "Gordie Howe" Hat Trick with a goal, an assist and a fight in Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues.
Landeskog and his linemates of Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen set the tone in the contest and contributed three goals in the third period on Monday at Ball Arena to give the Avalanche a 4-1 win versus the rival Blues.