Captain Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each scored twice to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-6 Game 1 first-round playoff victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.
A sold-out crowd of 15,225 white-clad fans had plenty to cheer about at the “whiteout” parties inside and outside Canada Life Centre.The Avalanche came into the series having lost all three regular-season games against Winnipeg.
Winnipeg finished three points ahead of Colorado in the Central Division, and the parity showed quickly. With an 10-1 lead in shots on goal, Nichushkin fired the puck high over Hellebuyck’s blocker at 6:10 to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.
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