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Keeler: Dallas Stars dared Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev to beat them. So he did.

Down 3-0 early, the Avs’ netminder almost single-handedly stole 1-0 series lead heading into Game 2 on Thursday. Every long Stanley Cup run needs at least one game stolen between the pipes. Every championship parade needs a smooth criminal. Georgie just ripped off home ice.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) and Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) jostle for position behind the net after Georgiev cleared the puck in the third period during game one of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, May 07, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) and Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) jostle for position behind the net after Georgiev cleared the puck in the third period during game one of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, May 07, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Sean Keeler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev not only robbed more than 18,000 locals during Game 1, he did it after weathering the mother of all first-period assaults.
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