Avs held optional practice before Game 2 on Wednesday by Callie Parmele @CallieParmele / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche has an early series lead in its Round 1 matchup with the St. Louis Blues, but the team wants to continue to improve as the best-of-seven series progresses.
The Avs got their first puck on net 5:56 into the first period after the Blues had fired three already but finished the frame with an 18-5 edge in shots on goal and a 1-0 advantage on the scoreboard. There was even more fire power from the teams in the middle stanza with Colorado leading the category 14-11 through it and eventually finished the game with a plus-27 shot differential.
Jost scores twice, Avs clinch No. 1 seed with win over Kings
By PAT GRAHAMMay 14, 2021 GMT
Guess they had an inkling.
Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
One goal down. Now the real work begins.
“The playoffs are a different animal. Everybody knows that,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “No one’s going to look at us and say, ‘Yep, they won the Presidents’ Trophy. We’re going to roll over everyone.’ It’s not going to happen. It’s going to be a tough grind. It can put a target on your back, but we have to be comfortable with that.”
Colorado Avalanche claim Presidents Trophy with win over Los Angeles Kings
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Jost nets two second-period goals to help Avalanche clinch No. 1 seed (0:56)
Tyson Jost scores two of Colorado s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinch the Presidents Trophy and No. 1 seed with a 5-1 win against the Kings. (0:56)
Guess they had an inkling.
Jost scored two of Colorado s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
One goal down. Now the real work begins. The playoffs are a different animal. Everybody knows that, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. No one s going to look at us and say, Yep, they won the Presidents Trophy. We re going to roll over everyone. It s not going to happen. It s going to be a tough grind. It can put a target on your back, but we have to be comfortable with that.
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Colorado won its third Presidents Trophy in regular-season finale on Thursday by Callie Parmele @CallieParmele / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche has claimed the title as the NHL s best regular season team in 2020-21, but there is another significant trophy that the Avs have their eyes on.
The Avalanche closed the campaign on a five-game winning streak to finish with 82 points and the best overall record in the league, taking home the franchise s third Presidents Trophy. The latest win came by way of a 5-1 performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at Ball Arena.
The Presidents Trophy secures Colorado home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs, an objective the club has set for itself the past few seasons.