| 22 March 2009
The Colorado Avalanche bounced back from a horrible 8-1 loss with a much better effort in San Jose against on of the best teams in the NHL, but it still wasn’t enough. The teams skated to a 0-0 tie after the 1st period, however, the Avs failed to score on a 5 min PP, when Cheechoo took a major boarding penalty that resulted in Nycholat leaving the game and Cheechoo getting kicked out of the game. In the 2nd period, the Sharks got on the board with a McGinn PPG. The Avs answered with when Scott (I can’t call him “Zero Goals” anymore) Hannan took a nice Wolski pass on the rush to score on his old team. It looked like the Avs were going to skate into the 2nd intermission with a well earned tie but Michalek took advantage of a defense breakdown and scored in the last minute of the period. To their credit, the Avs didn’t lay down and die, but Nabokov played very well in the 3rd and held the Avs scoreless. Setoguchi added an empty net goal to salt the game. Highlights.What impressed me:
TJ Hensick - His best game in a long time. He was much more confident and created offensive chances with some creative passes. Hopefully, this isn’t a one game mirage, this should be a game he can really build on and finish a disappointing season on a positive note.
What didn’t impress me:
Tony Granato - for playing Vernace instead of Peltier. After a couple of games, I certainly feel like Peltier has more upside and potential. Oh well, with Nycholat’s head injury, there is a really good chance that Peltier will be back in the lineup on Wed against the Ducks.
3 Stars
1. S.J D 21 A.SEMENOV
2. S.J L 64 J.MCGINN
3. S.J G 20 E.NABOKOV
Scratches
Foote (head)
Peltier
Stastny (foot)
Stewart (head)
Tjarnqvist (head)
Tucker (foot)
Next Game: Wednesday at home against Anaheim, 7PM
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