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Avalanche in focus as new details emerge
Sports reporting indicates CHICAGO — The Colorado Avalanche became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night. League coverage adds That development had been just a matter of time for a while.
CHICAGO — The Colorado Avalanche became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night. League coverage adds That development had been just a matter of time for a while. Team-side reporting suggests But the way they secured the franchise's ninth consecutive post-season appearance, well, that was important. Post-game reporting indicates Colorado strengthened its hold on the Western Conference with a sharp performance at Chicago in the opener of a four-game trip. League coverage adds Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, Nazem Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin scored in a 4-1 victory over the lowly Blackhawks. Team-side reporting suggests There isn't many games we're going to lose, Necas reported., I think if we just play like that.
Key Facts
- CHICAGO — The Colorado Avalanche became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night.
- That development had been just a matter of time for a while.
- But the way they secured the franchise's ninth consecutive post-season appearance, well, that was important.
- Colorado strengthened its hold on the Western Conference with a sharp performance at Chicago in the opener of a four-game trip.
- Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, Nazem Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin scored in a 4-1 victory over the lowly Blackhawks.