Avs host Blues
Preseason games usually give players a chance to get a feel for game situations, and coaches to evaluate players in training camp.Prospects and rookies get a chance to experience the pace and tempo of the NHL game, and play alongside veterans of the league. So despite dropping their preseason opener in Dallas last night by a score of 5-2, the outcome wasn't indicative of how the Avalanche played.
Rookies Tyson Barrie and Brad Malone each had two-point nights (1g/1a) and Gabriel Landeskog finished with a game-high seven hits. Last night's opener served as Malone and Landeskog's NHL preseason debuts.
The Avalanche finished the game with 39 hits, and were 2-for-6 on the PP. Goaltender Calvin Pickard stopped 6-of-8 shots in 29:16 TOI, and Trevor Cann brushed aside 14-of-16 in 30:22 TOI.
The Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues at Pepsi Center, 7:00 p.m. MT. St. Louis is currently 1-1 in preseason action. The Blues were shutout at home by a score of 1-0 by the Minnesota Wild last night. Blues forward Chris Stewart tallied three points (1g/2a) in the September 21 contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Line-up:
1 Semyon Varlamov G
31 Trevor Cann G
2 Joel Chouinard D
4 David Liffiton D
6 Erik Johnson D
7 David Van Der Gulik LW
9 Matt Duchene C
16 Jay McClement C
18 Brandon Yip RW
20 Greg Mauldin C
23 Milan Hejduk RW
24 Cameron Gaunce D
25 Duncan Siemens D
26 Paul Stastny C
28 Joakim Lindstrom C
29 Ryan Stoa C
41 Tyson Barrie D
46 Stefan Elliott D
54 David Jones RW
55 Cody McLeod LW
88 Peter Mueller C
Source: Avalanche.nhl.com
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23/09/2011 - 21:37
