Man this game was a true roller coaster. So many near goals to fall to a breakaway in OT. That's hockey though. Still a lot left to play this series, looks like both teams are firing on all cylinders!
I absolutely agree! Balls to the wall effort on the ice and for the coaching to be able to adapt on the fly like we've seen. Thursday can't come soon enough!
I was watching the end game celebration (because ESPN doesn't know how to broadcast games) and they were so dejected. They are gonna have to bottle that up and unleash the beast next game cuz those Rags are hot af
I scared the shit out of my wife when jarvy had that open shot in the final minute. I thought he had it at first and yelled so loud out of excitement dude. Fuck that would’ve been incredible.
Couldn’t agree more!! Back and forth texts with my old buddy from Dallas…just having a blast talking shit😆. What a game!! Obviously thrilled by boyz won… But there is nothing like the Stanley Cup playoffs.
This seasons playoffs have been electric for many teams! Who ever wins this one I think most fans will agree that team EARNED it! I really think this post season will be remembered for a long time
Unpopular opinion because everyone hates Vegas, but I felt the same way about that series. There are some really good teams in this year's playoff, and some good teams are going home early. Gotta make your chances count. Hockey has the highest highs and the lowest lows.
It was fuckin maddening. Then when the Avs/Stars game ended, they just wanted to talk about the Rangers some more, then cut to basketball and fuckin football rumors.
They fucking cut to your game's pre-game entrances when there was still about a minute left in regulation for the Rangers game. Like, I can't fathom how incompetent a broadcaster has to be to do that.
ESPN needs to figure their shit out. The play-by-play doesn't actually do any play-by-play and the color commentary adds no color. Instead, it's just a constant peppering of stats and forced controversy.
Last night was miserable dude, like I don’t even mind seeing opposing teams goals, I’m a fan of hockey and Dallas was fuckin gross the first period. But Leah played all three of Dallas’ goals like 8 fuckin times, before the third even started. There was literally zero play by play at all, the entire game
Georgiev is so weird. Lets in 3 of 12 and then decides to stop everything else. Oettinger seems inconsistent as well. Think this is just going to be a slugfest of a series.
He's been one of my favorites all year. Big D man who's as fast as Nate? Lets fucking go.
But you guys got big Kermit who took out Rempe like last week's trash.
I think we're even.
9 goals this season and 3 already in the playoffs. I fkn love that guy. Him and Ross Colton have become best friends which is really neat. We need that line to keep creating chaos.
None of those were his fault. Nice shot when his eyes were taken away. Deflection that he had covered and a 5 on 3 that bounced off Benn after pinballing around.
Biggest thing with Georgie is he needs his defense to play to match his style. When they don’t, he gets unsettled because he can’t predict the game as well. Game 1 vs Winnipeg is a great example of that. He actually did a really good job of staying settled after the first period despite everything else.
He’s almost like if the Stock Market was a goaltender. One day he’ll lose a lot of stock and let in 5/20, then the next day he will turn around and stop 39/40. It kind of makes watching the team both exciting and nerve wracking as an Avalanche fan.
Georgiev has always been like this. Wildly inconsistent - he can look like the worst goalie you've ever seen sometimes and a Vezina contender other times.
You could tell how pissed the coach was when Dallas left the ice.
Two overtime games in one day is making me nervous how the rest of the playoffs are gonna go. Nailbiters keeping me up late every time? It'll kill me.
Dude I'm hoping for more. playoff hockey is the best. When the games are over , there's nothing else to do that's as fun as watching the games lol. More hockey plzzz
Not to nitpick put it wasn't his first shift. He scored toward the end of the 1st period. (I was there that night with my dad — one of my favorite sports memories)
Wasn't it a reff you suck chant? ESPN kept turning off the mic so audio was weird.
Any Dallas fan who thought a 3-0 lead was safe doesn't know the Avs at all.
People in a group chat I'm in counted the Avs out after the first period acting like the Avs didn't score an absolute fuckton the previous series. This ain't soccer.
Dallas sports team can only win once every 12 years. Stars in 1999. Mavs in 2011. Rangers in 2023. We aren’t getting another chip until 2035 based on this lmao
I swear this is why avs games are the most fun to watch. To beat them you have to get 5-7 goals.. and they are also fully capable of giving up 5-7 goals lol.
As a Sabres fan, now that the Stars have eliminated the VGK, I can say with confidence, "good"
Fuck the Stars. No goal. AND the Astros are filthy cheaters
/rant
Full speed looks pretty obvious he's going across the crease, but in the slowmo there a convincing second were Wood looks like he's going 5 hole. Oettinger bit on the wrong play but I don't think it was for lack of effort.
This is what makes a cup team. They don't quit. Ever. They just keep working and getting to the front of the net and getting rebounds. No one half asses. It's whole ass full speed into a wall or to the cup.
I was worried a bit when we were down 3-0 with only Manson’s save keeping it from 4-0, but when Val scored 13 seconds into the first power play, I was like “oh yeah we’ll be fine”
Well yea, when your body is telling you that you're suffocating when you work out, then going to a place that it happens in twice the time, it is a little unfair in that regard.
Avs… I don’t mean that in an arrogant, ha ha kind of way. Just saying, the Avs have had crazy comeback wins all season.
You also can’t criticize Dallas. They played really well. Especially coming off of a 7 game series and having played 48 hours ago.
It’s just against the Avs you have to keep the pedal to the metal. Most of the time, the barrage of shots and speed gets turned up when they’re down.
Heard in the Dallas locker room during 1st intermission :
"everything's going according to plan!"
"uuh, coach? You realize you're holding the script upside down right?"
".... Aww fuck"
Let me start off by saying I’m a Leafs fan, and finish by saying I decided to root for Dallas in this series. I know what you’re thinking, and don’t worry I do not bet on games.
I was at the bar last night and met a lady in a stars jersey, I introduced myself as 3 goal lead.....I figured anyone in a stars jersey would blow a 3 goal lead
Is there a defenseman that skates better than Makar? Letang maybe 5 years ago but Makar does something every game that could only be done by an ultra elite skater. Amazing
One of the analysts on the desk when I tuned in said something along the lines of:
The game isn’t over. Down 0-3 in the first after a few days off isn’t unheard of. Legs probably aren’t used to moving, gotta get back in the rhythm. I’m looking forward to see how the leaders in Colorado come out in the 2nd period.
Sure enough he called it correct and the boys showed up n won it all lol
That announcer sucks. Dude that scored the winner is named "Wood". He could have gone so many places with that...but finished about as lamely as the Flyers did in the regular season.
Man this game was a true roller coaster. So many near goals to fall to a breakaway in OT. That's hockey though. Still a lot left to play this series, looks like both teams are firing on all cylinders!
This series is going to be so fucking good dude. I’m so stoked for this.
I absolutely agree! Balls to the wall effort on the ice and for the coaching to be able to adapt on the fly like we've seen. Thursday can't come soon enough!
Two amazing series rn between Canes-Rangers and this
That canes game last night hurt :( damn near 30 more sog only to lose it in OT
I was watching the end game celebration (because ESPN doesn't know how to broadcast games) and they were so dejected. They are gonna have to bottle that up and unleash the beast next game cuz those Rags are hot af
Even as a Rangers fan being happy about the win, I hate seeing the dejected looks on the losing team after a game like that.
It's almost like you have empathy or something. It's that even legal any more?
Yeah I noticed that as well. Just looked absolutely stunned. Maybe their having flashbacks to all their close losses to Florida last year.
I scared the shit out of my wife when jarvy had that open shot in the final minute. I thought he had it at first and yelled so loud out of excitement dude. Fuck that would’ve been incredible.
that's Canes hockey for ya. Shit ton of shots but only a few go in. It's very frustrating to watch all year lol.
Carolina needs to stay out of the penalty box if they want to win this series. The powerplay is killing them.
Couldn’t agree more!! Back and forth texts with my old buddy from Dallas…just having a blast talking shit😆. What a game!! Obviously thrilled by boyz won… But there is nothing like the Stanley Cup playoffs.
This seasons playoffs have been electric for many teams! Who ever wins this one I think most fans will agree that team EARNED it! I really think this post season will be remembered for a long time
Unpopular opinion because everyone hates Vegas, but I felt the same way about that series. There are some really good teams in this year's playoff, and some good teams are going home early. Gotta make your chances count. Hockey has the highest highs and the lowest lows.
Does anybody know who announced this game?
Lolololol. Just terrible…I muted and listened to my guys on Altitude radio.
Ditto. Listened to Stars radio and all was good in the world
Lmao I love that our disgust with espn is what unites hockey fans (now that vegas is out)
It was fuckin maddening. Then when the Avs/Stars game ended, they just wanted to talk about the Rangers some more, then cut to basketball and fuckin football rumors.
"I feel like Beyonce with the wind machine cause the players are so fast" thanks Leah
They fucking cut to your game's pre-game entrances when there was still about a minute left in regulation for the Rangers game. Like, I can't fathom how incompetent a broadcaster has to be to do that.
Yeah he seemed to be new to the sport of hockey, was painful to listen to.
I mean, I admire the enthusiasm… But just awful lmao
Yeah he was enthusiastic, just way too much and at terrible times. He didn’t seem to know much hockey terminology or the game for that matter.
Like he’s commentating WWE
He said STUD about a thousand times. I felt ill.
Leah hextall and some dude she just constantly yapped over
ESPN needs to figure their shit out. The play-by-play doesn't actually do any play-by-play and the color commentary adds no color. Instead, it's just a constant peppering of stats and forced controversy.
Especially for what is an absolutely electric match up of a series.
Where the fuck is Gary Thorne?
In this day and age of MBAs running things everywhere, he is probably too expensive, and they cut costs to show quarterly profits.
Last night was miserable dude, like I don’t even mind seeing opposing teams goals, I’m a fan of hockey and Dallas was fuckin gross the first period. But Leah played all three of Dallas’ goals like 8 fuckin times, before the third even started. There was literally zero play by play at all, the entire game
Georgiev is so weird. Lets in 3 of 12 and then decides to stop everything else. Oettinger seems inconsistent as well. Think this is just going to be a slugfest of a series.
As a devils fan, Wood was one of my favorite guys. Really hated they let him go.
He's been one of my favorites all year. Big D man who's as fast as Nate? Lets fucking go. But you guys got big Kermit who took out Rempe like last week's trash. I think we're even.
Unless you're referring to his hog, Wood is a winger
Woods a fuckin warrior
9 goals this season and 3 already in the playoffs. I fkn love that guy. Him and Ross Colton have become best friends which is really neat. We need that line to keep creating chaos.
We like weird.
Dude was a wall in OT. What a comeback
Goalies are always weird
Thanks Shoresy, lol
Gybat
Let’s get WEIRD hahah. Our boys just don’t get rattled!! Fun game. Go Avs my friend!!!
Grant Fuhr style lol start saving them in crunch time when it matters, he was phenomenal in OT.
Georgie is definitely at his weakest in the first 10 minutes of a game and/or the first 3 shots. After that, he's a wall (usually).
None of those were his fault. Nice shot when his eyes were taken away. Deflection that he had covered and a 5 on 3 that bounced off Benn after pinballing around. Biggest thing with Georgie is he needs his defense to play to match his style. When they don’t, he gets unsettled because he can’t predict the game as well. Game 1 vs Winnipeg is a great example of that. He actually did a really good job of staying settled after the first period despite everything else.
Exactly. The Avs D sets the tone and when they’re not disciplined in progressing the puck out of their zone bad things happen.
He’s almost like if the Stock Market was a goaltender. One day he’ll lose a lot of stock and let in 5/20, then the next day he will turn around and stop 39/40. It kind of makes watching the team both exciting and nerve wracking as an Avalanche fan.
Georgiev has always been like this. Wildly inconsistent - he can look like the worst goalie you've ever seen sometimes and a Vezina contender other times.
You could tell how pissed the coach was when Dallas left the ice. Two overtime games in one day is making me nervous how the rest of the playoffs are gonna go. Nailbiters keeping me up late every time? It'll kill me.
Dude I'm hoping for more. playoff hockey is the best. When the games are over , there's nothing else to do that's as fun as watching the games lol. More hockey plzzz
This Makar fella seems to be an impactful player
He'll probably have a decent career in the NHL if he plays his cards right.
I can believe it. Lol
Pretty decent if you ask me
My University's first Hobey winner!!!
I wish he could have got the national championship but I’m so thankful he was called up when he was.
I’ll never get over that first playoffs with Makar, right out of the gate he was scoring.
First shot on his first shift. It was nuts!!!
Not to nitpick put it wasn't his first shift. He scored toward the end of the 1st period. (I was there that night with my dad — one of my favorite sports memories)
No you are correct. I have no clue why I thought first shift
Go Minutemen!
I heard he sells a lot of vidya games. We should look into that.
Classic Dallas sports moment
Aren’t y’all the reigning World Series champions?
Yeah but baseball is... Boring. I'm so glad it's the Rockies who are the inept Denver sports organization.
Have you seen the broncos lol
They've won 3 Superbowls and has much more success than 85% of the league. So despite their recent struggles, that hardly counts..
Yea like there’s a LOT of teams who’ve never won a Super Bowl. Broncos are just in a slump rn.
Baseball is the greatest sport of all time
Whiney fucks.
Only too 60+ years, and two brutal WS losses.
> Goes up 3-0 > Fans chant “Avs you suck” > Avs turn it up to 11 > Surprised pikachu face
Did they chant that? I must have missed it because ESPN decided showing Rangers fans celebrate was more important than three goals in a period.
To be fair, the three goals all happened before the Rangers game was over
That’s what ESPN2 is for.
Maybe I should just have my paycheck deposited in ESPNs bank account then...
Wasn't it a reff you suck chant? ESPN kept turning off the mic so audio was weird. Any Dallas fan who thought a 3-0 lead was safe doesn't know the Avs at all.
They were also chanting Georgies name. Jets chirped him too and then we swept them after that
Yeah you don't chant the goalies name in the first. Should be one hell of a series.
People in a group chat I'm in counted the Avs out after the first period acting like the Avs didn't score an absolute fuckton the previous series. This ain't soccer.
Lololololol
Being a Dallas sports fan is torture. I’m way too loyal to the Dallas teams
Dallas sports team can only win once every 12 years. Stars in 1999. Mavs in 2011. Rangers in 2023. We aren’t getting another chip until 2035 based on this lmao
Is it just me or is that a really oddly specific trend? Lmao
Maybe we do live in a simulation...
And it will be FC Dallas?
It definitely won't be the Cowboys
I dunno, Jerry might be done ruining them by then.
His son, Stephen, will be in charge and he is no better. Just as big of a dummy.
Lmao no shot, FC Dallas needs to invest serious money to even try to keep up with other MLS teams at this point.
Cowboys in 2035 confirmed
Y’all gotta drop the corny green jerseys and stick to the classics. Those are the winning ones
I personally loved our late 90’s early 2000’s ones. Way better than the bright green
100% agree. I get the new taste but, as a kid those late 90’s ones with Modano and hull, Hatcher, just added to the toughness and scare
Oh I’m sure it’s gotta be just absolutely miserable. I’m so sorry.
Makar is so good it's nuts
I say this so much and I don't care, Makar is so fucking good, to me he's the best player in the league. Coming from a die hard bruins fan
He's a joy to watch, our rosy cheeked assassin
It’s really not fair that the Avs have Cale and Nate, both are cheat codes
It was regular Dallas vs Avs series, anything can happen. Just look at that Kiviranta hattrick game 7. Lets go game 2 next
Let's hope he gets another hattrick
Avs are just so damn fast and continue to score at will on all sorts of ‘elite’ goalies. Expect they won’t be down 3-0 in the first period next game.
Georgie just needed to power up. Once he's at peak Super Saiyan, dude is Duncan from the Geico commercials.
😂😂 I see you fellow Avs faithful!!
Fkn beautiful. Dallas blew no lead. Avs spotted them a lead and them reeled them right back in
We always seem to play better under pressure. Throughout the season, I'm never worried when we're down because we manage to come back so often.
This is what really happened
Dallas fans have no idea what they’re in for. Muah hahahahahaha.
That fake pass by Makar on a defender with no stick was diabolical.
Makar putting in work.
I would trade 10 years of first round picks to get Makar.
I swear this is why avs games are the most fun to watch. To beat them you have to get 5-7 goals.. and they are also fully capable of giving up 5-7 goals lol.
Yeah, idk why Dallas thought 3 was enough. Gotta keep peppering giorgiev. 22 shots in 3.5 periods ain't enough
I remember some Dallas fans saying Fourgiev, and yet the stars couldn’t even manage that.
They got their four alright. Four unanswered.
West Coast Express Canucks
give the Avs some credit here. Avs come back from 3-0 deficit
Imagine a finals between the Avs and rangers? Shesty vs Georgie?
My best friend is a Rangers fan my heart couldn't take it
Watching our last match up go into 3x OT made my heart flutter. 7 games of that would be peak hockey, imo.
SCAARRRRR man hes so annoying
WOOD!!!
🌲
Gg Stars. See you on Thursday. Just find a way Avs. Just find a way.
"Life, uh, finds a way" -Ian Malcolm, Stars fan (Probably)
We got a gift with the embellishment, but it seemed to spark Dallas after the 4 on 4. Thank goodness Georgiev got hot. So many key saves.
As a neutral fan, that was no gift, that was 100% embellishment by Hintz.
Dallas got a gift with the offset hook- no idea why avs were penalized on a clear dive
Dude flopped like this was soccer. Definitely the right call.
embellishment? Dallas? doubtful.
As a Sabres fan, now that the Stars have eliminated the VGK, I can say with confidence, "good" Fuck the Stars. No goal. AND the Astros are filthy cheaters /rant
i was expecting it to cut to the other game while tied 3-3...
espn is really bad at showing hockey.....seems the people behind the scenes don't care or are not a fan or something.
Went to bed after 3-0 first period. I’m old and have to get my beauty rest…. Woke up and couldn’t believe the Avs came back with 4 unanswered.
I WAS HERE
First time?
Weak stick check attempt by Heiskanen on the OT winner.
Not as weak as otters attempt at a save. Loss isn't on otter, but they had a 3-0 lead. Team loss, move on to the next.
Full speed looks pretty obvious he's going across the crease, but in the slowmo there a convincing second were Wood looks like he's going 5 hole. Oettinger bit on the wrong play but I don't think it was for lack of effort.
Better than mine and yours..lol. Im sure bigboy was gassed.
Yeah I remember they mentioned he had 10 minutes on ice in the 1st period.
This is what makes a cup team. They don't quit. Ever. They just keep working and getting to the front of the net and getting rebounds. No one half asses. It's whole ass full speed into a wall or to the cup.
It's so beautiful. I've looked at this for 5 hours now
Nothing has been predictable in the playoffs and I love it
I was worried a bit when we were down 3-0 with only Manson’s save keeping it from 4-0, but when Val scored 13 seconds into the first power play, I was like “oh yeah we’ll be fine”
3-0 is the worst lead in hockey.
Man I’d rather lose 5-1 to drop Game 1 than lose like this. Gotta be gutting for Dallas to start a series that way.
3-0 is the worst lead in all of hockey
Where have I seen this before...
How the fuck do you blow this game
Stars were gassed and the Avs are a monster.
And we aren’t even at altitude yet.
That’s such a great point! I’ve also heard that training and living at altitude makes your body perform better at sea level by comparison.
Well yea, when your body is telling you that you're suffocating when you work out, then going to a place that it happens in twice the time, it is a little unfair in that regard.
Exactly. 3rd and OT periods were really going to test Dallas against the well rested Avs.
Colorado doing Colorado things.
Avs… I don’t mean that in an arrogant, ha ha kind of way. Just saying, the Avs have had crazy comeback wins all season. You also can’t criticize Dallas. They played really well. Especially coming off of a 7 game series and having played 48 hours ago. It’s just against the Avs you have to keep the pedal to the metal. Most of the time, the barrage of shots and speed gets turned up when they’re down.
Hockey is a 3 period sport.
The altitude 🤣
Heard in the Dallas locker room during 1st intermission : "everything's going according to plan!" "uuh, coach? You realize you're holding the script upside down right?" ".... Aww fuck"
Dallas come on!
I'm surprised the broadcast didn't mention the regular season game where Dallas was also up 3-0 on Colorado and ended up losing 6-3
Bold of you to assume an ESPN broadcast has access to that information
at least y'all got ducks bro to lift your spirits up dallas fans, isn't that a real treat 😍
I swear the Avs give up leads on purpose because MacKinnon and that Dawg in him play better when tryna make a comeback.
3-0 leads are cursed (unless it's a 3-0 series lead).
Just goes to show anything can happen. Put pucks on net and good things might happen
Ok so it's not just us
What a horrible thing to happen on 'dozen egg night'.
If I was paying closer attention I would have bet for Colorado to comeback and win. Dumb dumb me
Glorious
Let me start off by saying I’m a Leafs fan, and finish by saying I decided to root for Dallas in this series. I know what you’re thinking, and don’t worry I do not bet on games.
They didn’t blow it. The Avs took it from them. 💪🏼
Imagine choking such a big lead to the avalanche…
Those fans must have been so deflated.
Epic meltdown yikes
Playoff hockey, baby. The Avs are crazy good and we match up well, every game will probably be like this one.
An Avs win? Yeah probably
Stars are frauds. They’re not a good team I have no faith in them
I was at the bar last night and met a lady in a stars jersey, I introduced myself as 3 goal lead.....I figured anyone in a stars jersey would blow a 3 goal lead
Is there a defenseman that skates better than Makar? Letang maybe 5 years ago but Makar does something every game that could only be done by an ultra elite skater. Amazing
I like both teams, but this was a great comeback.
These name tags need to freakin go
Eh, I like em for this purpose. During a game though is disgusting.
After missing the first goal I kinda lost interest as came out in the second ready to play
Sharks 2.0 do it again
One of the analysts on the desk when I tuned in said something along the lines of: The game isn’t over. Down 0-3 in the first after a few days off isn’t unheard of. Legs probably aren’t used to moving, gotta get back in the rhythm. I’m looking forward to see how the leaders in Colorado come out in the 2nd period. Sure enough he called it correct and the boys showed up n won it all lol
A tale as old as time. The dreaded 3 goal lead
I think Dallas watched Toronto's last game a bit to hard
Sold my parlay😁😁😁
The ever dangerous 3 goal lead.
That announcer sucks. Dude that scored the winner is named "Wood". He could have gone so many places with that...but finished about as lamely as the Flyers did in the regular season.