Avalanche Vs Wild Live Stream: Watch Online Free 9:30 ET Thursday NHL Playoffs Game 1 In Colorado
Avalanche vs Wild live stream: Watch online free 9:30 ET Thursday NHL playoffs game 1 in Colorado for the best-of-seven series.
The second-seeded Avalanche will be home vs the first wild card team in the Minnesota Wild. The Wild feel like they're peaking at just the right time, after struggling earlier in the season. Minnesota ran away with the first wild card spot, making two teams that peaking at the right time, meet in what could be a long first round series. Watch the free live stream online to see who sets the pace with a game 1 victory.
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"We were in a tight race for the wild card and we won some big games in some hard buildings to get here," Zach Parise said. "We like the way we've been playing the last couple of weeks. We're playing pretty stingy defensively and we're getting some timely scoring."
Semyon Varlamov has stepped it up for the Avs, helping them catapult themselves into first place, taking it from the Blues in the last few games of the season. His 41 wins established a single-season Avalanche record, besting by one the record set by Roy in 2000-01. Colorado won its second Stanley Cup that season.
"There were a lot of question marks, and I think he responded to all the question marks," Roy said. "He worked so hard. He was really determined to turn things around and play with consistency, and that's what he's been doing. He was very determined to make a turn here, and he did. I appreciate what he's been doing since the start of the year. He's been a difference maker."
Injury report, according to NHL.com:
"Wild forward Kyle Brodziak (lower body) missed the regular-season finale but is likely to play in Game 1. A decision on goalie Darcy Kuemper (upper body) will be made following the morning skate. Forward Dany Heatley (lower body) should be available, but will likely be scratched. Forward Jason Zucker (quad), defenseman Keith Ballard (groin) and goaltenders Josh Harding (illness) and Niklas Backstrom (abdominal) are out. ... Avalanche forward Cody McLeod (ankle) is expected to play Thursday, as are defensemen Jan Hejda (upper body) and Tyson Barrie (upper body). Forwards Matt Duchene (knee) and John Mitchell (head) are out for Game 1. Duchene is expected to miss the series, but Mitchell is likely to be back at some point, potentially as soon as Game 3 on Monday."