10/16 Chicago 5, Colorado 3
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Ugly.
Very Ugly.
That describes the sloppy game (which more resembled pinball than hockey). It describes the 16 minor penalties, from Laperriere's retaliation penalty in the first to Liles' interference pick to kill any chance at a rally in the third. It describes the officiating (many calls were warranted, but there were several week ones in there as well). It describes Michael Handzus' hair (wtf, dude?). But, most of all, it describes the goaltending of Jose Theodore.
You might want to cut Jose a bit of slack, considering Colorado left him facing Chicago's powerplay for 1/4 of the game. But that was an ...
