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The Avalanche dictated the pace of play for the early going of the opening period. Although there weren’t a ton of shots on goal, we saw several players get involved in the physical side of the game early.
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At the 6:27 mark, Wedgewood came up with an outstanding save on a 2-on-1 rush before Tomas Hertl tried to fire in the rebound from his knees, but missed the net.
On the subsequent faceoff, Nathan MacKinnon won the draw, but Devon Toews mishandled the puck behind the net resulting in a turnover to Jack Eichel, who was turned away by Wedgewood on a pair of shots before the puck was cleared.
Colorado killed a penalty after Brent Burns was sent to the box for hooking Vegas forward Brandon Saad at 9:02.
With 4:45 to go in the period, Logan O’Connor received a pass just past the red line and penetrated the Golden Knights defensive zone before putting on the brakes and firing a wrister, but it dinged off the left post, and the game remained at a 0-0 deadlock.
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Ivan Barbashev was penalized late in the period for holding Sam Malinski and Colorado earned their first power play of the night.
At the end of one, the game remained scoreless, and both teams accrued 10 shots on goal.
Colorado kicked off the second period with 1:10 remaining on the power play, but failed to convert.
At the 6:45 mark of the period, Scott Wedgewood made a mesmerizing save robbing Vegas forward Brett Howden at the doorstep. The 28-year-old Howden entered Game 1 with eight goals and two assists for 10 points in 12 games thus far.
Dylan Coghlan broke the ice at 12:30 when he took a pass from Brandon Saad and snapped a wrister in front of the net and beat Wedgewood five-hole to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead.
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