Game 1: Red Wings 4, Avalanche 3
Avalanche Recaps | (7)
All of the pre-series hyped focused on two storied rivals revisiting the past. Once the game started, though, the Avalanche seemed to be channeling a team from the more recent past - November of 2007. Last night's team looked a lot like the not-so-storied club from last fall that couldn't play defense, clear the puck or complete two passes without making a turnover. Not surprisingly, it didn't work out very well, and the Avs fell to the Red Wings 4-3.
As they've done in all seven of their playoff games, the Avalanche scored first when the superb Ryan Smyth beat out ...
