Game 1: Red Wings 4 Avalanche 3

I feel reimbursed for all the Red Wing games I've been to my whole life. This is the first playoff game I've been to since 1994 I believe, and all playoff games I've been to have resulted in a shutout in favor of the other team. The Wings took care of that quickly, putting 4 in the net in just over a period.

Then the "Red Wings with the lead" showed up, sat back, dilly-dallied around, and let Colorado back into the game. But I won't fret about it too much. I said this was going to be a good series and this game indicated that it would be.

The Wings were all over the Avs in the first half of the game, and the Avs all over the Wings in the second half of the game. Osgood's goal allowed to Liles was weak, but he made up for it with a HUGE save with seconds remaining.

In the third period, it seemed like Colorado had 200 shots, but after watching the tape at home, they were just in the zone a lot and the Wings had good stick work to prevent a lot of shots on net. All in all, good for the Wings for winning.

The series should be good, and I guess the Avs have a few injuries as well. No Forsberg was a suprise, and it looked like Wolski left early too. Can't wait for Maltby to come back to provide some energy to the lineup. I guess Theodore left with some illness after being pulled? Hmm....provides a great lead into the photo below.