Despite a sluggish offense that managed only 14 shots in the game, the Avalanche squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday night in the Video Hockey League.
“I was surprised how well they did,” said Xbox Avs coach Kim Lukens. Colorado was coming off a 4-1 loss to San Jose on Saturday.
A goal by Avs winger at 4:07 of the second period opened the scoring.
The Avalanche missed a good scoring opportunity when it failed to get the puck into the offensive zone on a two-minute power play at the end of the second period after a slashing penalty on Bruins defenseman Nick Boynton.
Bruins center Joe Thornton tied the game with a goal early in the third period.
gave the lead back to Colorado midway through the third period with a slap shot from the right side.
A fight between the Avs’ and defenseman Jiri Slegr late in the third period killed the Bruins’ momentum.
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THE PLAYERS
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“My team won two fights,” said Xbox Bruins coach David Cook, looking for any bright side to the loss.
The rules
The Avalanche’s season was supposed to begin last week (Boston was the scheduled opponent for Sunday), but the NHL lockout left arenas across the league dark.
In an attempt to lighten the mood created by this labor dispute, The Denver Post will provide a hockey fix with the help of some of the metro area’s video hockey-playing youth.
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HOW TO JOIN IN
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Two players from the ages of 8 to 14 will play a video version of each scheduled Avs game until the NHL resumes play. The Post will provide a short report on the outcome of each Video Hockey League game.
