On the cusp of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, the Avalanche can sweep the Western Conference Finals and earn valuable rest by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Ga…
2) Stay on target.
The Avs need to again throw everything they can on Oilers goalie Mike Smith and continue to avoid missing the net or having shots blocked. Smith faced 42 shots on Saturday and only 15 were off-target or blocked . That’s good accuracy and Smith is only so good. The game-winning goal by J.T. Compher sneaked through Smith’s legs on what became a breakaway and the goalie probably should have prevented it. But Compher gave himself a chance by not missing the net.
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