The Colorado Avalanche could not find their stride in the first period, skating with more caution than confidence.
After intermission, they flipped a switch to swagger mode. They played more like the version that earned a Stanley Cup title last season.
Devon Toews on Thursday scored with 7 minutes, 1 second remaining to complete Colorado’s rally from two goals down as the Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 to even their first-round series at a game apiece.
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Trailing 2-0 in the second period, Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin scored 48 seconds apart to tie the game. It set the stage for Toews, who knocked in a rebound for the Avalanche. It was Toews’ first career winning goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“When we’re playing like that, I don’t know many teams that can beat us,” the Avalanche’s Bowen Byram said.
Justin Schultz and Brandon Tanev scored for a Kraken team that again got off to a flying start after winning 3-1 in Game 1.
“We have to manage the game a little bit better, knowing what to do and slow the game down a little bit, and go back to our roots, what works for us,” Seattle forward Yanni Gourde said.
Elsewhere, Mark Stone scored two third-period goals and also had an assist to lead the Golden Knights to a 5-2 victory over the Jets to even up their first-round Western Conference playoff series in Las Vegas.
John Tavares scored three goals and Morgan Rielly added four assists as the Maple Leafs defeated the Lightning 7-2 to even up their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals and Patrick Kane tallied once in a three-point game to lead the Rangers to a second consecutive 5-1 win over the Devils in Game 2 of their playoff series in Newark, New Jersey.
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