edpaffjr.comWe attended another Avalanche game last night and watched as they attempted to extend their playoff hopes. The game was against the Calgary Flames, who are one spot ahead of the Avs in the standings. The night started with a ceremony to commemorate Joe Sakic‘s 600th career goal. Sakic became the 17th player to reach the milestone. From there we got to hear both the Canadian and U.S. national anthems. That is always a special treat.
Sakic scored the first goal in the game, number 602 for him, just over a minute into the game. Calgary added two goals of their own to end the first period with a score of 2-1 Calgary. The rest of the game was all Avs as Calgary only had 10 shots total in the second and third periods. Paul Stastny extended his NHL rookie record point streak to 19 games with the game winning goal in the third period. And with the victory the Avs remain in the playoff hunt.