1/13 Colorado 3, Anaheim 2 (SO)
Avalanche Notebook | (4)
It was the right decision. When Peter Budaj was pulled in his last start, there was some talk that Joel Quenneville might slip back into the old, ineffective "lose and you sit" goalie rotation. Thankfully, he went right back to his young goalie, and Budaj responded by stealing a victory away from Anaheim.
Even with Chris Pronger and Francois Beauchemen missing from the Ducks roster, Colorado had a difficult time generating any sort of offensive pressure. The Avs were outshot 10-7 in the first period...and that was the good period. For the final 2 periods and the 5 minute OT, the ...