April 15th, 2008
The Archives
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04.15.08Game 3: Wild 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)These scripts are starting to feel a little repetitive. For the 3rd times in 3 games, the Avalanche took a lead into the 3rd period against the Wild. For the 3rd time in 3 games, the Avalanche lost said lead and the game went to overtime. And, for the 2nd time in 3 games, the Avs lost the game after an unlucky bounce. As usual, the end result was 3-2. All three games have been nail-biters from beginning to end. There's been just one 2-goal lead, and that lasted for all of 9 minutes and 54 seconds. Each of these games ...
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04.15.08Bad bounce sinks the AvsWhen Minnesota's Kurt Foster was injured going back to touch up on an icing play, there was a renewed call for the league to institute a no-touch icing rule. Had that rule been in place tonight, the game might still be going on. Jeff Finger goes back to grab an iced puck but the puck takes a funny bounce. Finger is stuck on the wrong side of the net and Brian Rolston gets to the puck first, negating the icing penalty. He finds Pierre-Marc Bouchard in front to win the game for the Wild. This series has been unbelievably tight. Either ...
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