Evan Rawal

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

DENVER – Do the Avalanche feel like they let a great opportunity slip away late in Game 2? A little bit. "I think, given the circumstances of the game, we feel as though we would have liked a better outcome," Logan O'Connor said on Tuesday. "We went in there, got one win. It's great. Would love to have two, (but) we didn't," coach Jared Bednar said. Any time a team starts a playoff series on the road, the goal is to come home with at least a split, flipping the home-ice.

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

DALLAS — All even heading back to Denver. The Dallas Stars tied the game up in the third period before scoring the overtime winner 17:46 into the extra session for a 4-3 win, allowing them to send the series back to Denver tied 1-1. Dallas got better as the night went on, saving its best hockey for the third period and overtime. It's starting to look like a series that could go on for a while. It was a game of serious momentum swings, with Colorado throwing the first punch.

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

DALLAS — The Avalanche blew a third-period lead and the Stars took advantage, winning Game 2 in overtime by a score of 4-3. Here are three takeaways from the loss:Bad icePlayers were falling over left and right and the puck just kept sticking to the ice all night long, which played a major role in the game winner. Miles Wood tried to make a play at the offensive blueline but the puck rolled off his stick, like it did for most players on the evening.

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

DALLAS — Over 120,000 people watched Gabriel Landeskog return to professional hockey on April 11 in Loveland. Mikko Rantanen was one of them. Rantanen might be the enemy now, but he's still a friend. Like most people in the hockey world, he's rooting for his former Avalanche captain. "I watched his first game. He looked good out there," Rantanen said prior to Game 2 at the American Airlines Center Monday. "I talked with him after the game and I was really happy for him.

3 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

DALLAS - If Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had the choice, he probably wouldn't make any changes to his lineup for Game 2. Unfortunately, he might not have a choice. Ross Colton, who missed the majority of the third period in Game 1, was not on the ice for Colorado's optional skate on Sunday. When asked if there was an update on Colton's status, Bednar was brief. "No," he said. That's likely to be the standard answer this time of year.