The Colorado Avalanche suffered a 7-6 loss in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets Sunday despite outshooting their opponents 46-23. Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev finished with 16 saves, posting a save percentage of .696 in the loss.
“ probably needed to be better, right?” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said post-game, per NHL.com. “I thought we played well; we created some chances. He made some good saves, but we’re need like a couple more saves than that probably to win, you know?
Georgiev posted a 38-18-5 record to lead the NHL wins in the regular season with a .897 save percentage and a 3.02 goals-against average. He made all seven starts for Colorado in the playoffs last season, posting .914 save percentage as the team was eliminated in Game 7 of the first round by theAt the opposite end, Vezina Trophy favourite Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves for the Jets, with head coach Rick Bowness pinning none of the goals allowed on his goaltender.
Hellebuyck finished second in wins to Georgiev this season, going 37-19-4 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.39 GAA.
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