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Avalanche Search for Offseason Answers After Vegas Ends Presidents' Trophy-Winning Season with Sweep
Vegas limited Colorado to 7 goals in the series and will return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine NHL seasons.
- On Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights completed a 4-0 series sweep of the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 victory, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in their nine years in the NHL.
- Colorado's dominant regular season saw the Avalanche tie for sixth-highest points by a Presidents' Trophy winner with 121 points, ranking first in goals per game and goals-against , before Vegas's swarming defense neutralized their trademark speed in the conference final.
- Offensive star Nathan MacKinnon finished the series without a goal despite leading the Avalanche with 15 playoff points, while Colorado managed only seven goals all series and went 1 for 10 on the power play against Vegas.
- Coach Jared Bednar said the Avalanche ran into "a really good hockey team" and didn't find enough solutions, while forward Logan O'Connor said the loss "feels like a waste" after the team's training camp mantra of "Cup or bust."
- The Avalanche became the seventh seed in league history to be swept in a best-of-seven series according to NHL Stats, with Bednar's future a social media topic after one year remained on his contract and roster decisions pending on 41-year-old defenseman Brent Burns.
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Avalanche search for offseason answers after Vegas ends Presidents' Trophy-winning season with sweep
The Colorado Avalanche's speed was neutralized by Vegas, leading to a sweep in the Western Conference Final.
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The Vegas Golden Knights completed a four-game series sweep of the Colorado Avalanche following a 2-1 victory last night. The win sends Vegas back to their third Stanley Cup Final in their nine-year existence. Colorado finished the NHL season with a league-leading 121 points, the ninth-most in a regular season ever. Vegas went through a coaching change, bringing in John Torterella March 30th. At the World Hockey Championships Tuesday: –The Unite…
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