The Avs hope that changes here in the playoffs.
Statistically, this is a one-sided matchup that heavily favors the Wings, and the Avalanche have to try and put what happened in the regular season behind them for this matchup.
When you hear a team has struggled against one particular opponent, usually it isn't this lop-sided. Against the Red Wings this season, the Avs have scored a combined TWO goals against Detroit this season.
The even more shocking detail of that statistic, both goals came in the first meeting between the two teams back on December 27.
Every other meeting between these two teams has had the same thing happen: Detroit scores the only goals of the game.
The Red Wings, in the course of the 82 game season, had 9 shutouts. ONE-THIRD of those shutouts came against Colorado.
This is destined to be a series that is extremely ugly, or a complete turn around from the regular season.
Colorado hopes for the latter.
Both of these teams have had successful playoff numbers over the course of their respective franchises, and this series should IDEALLY be an example of that.
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