Sam Girard’s Final Avs Goal of the Season
Defenseman Samuel Girard opened up scoring in the most important game of the season. It was the game that would determine which team would go to the playoffs.
Sam “Cool as a Cucumber” Girard was the first to score, in the first period with under a minute left to go. Though Girard isn’t known for his slapshot, he unleashed one from the blueline that beat Blues goalie Jake Allen:
That’s a lot of celebration from our young defenseman. He usually twitches and eyebrow and calls it good.
Fun Fact: That goal was Girard’s third as an Avalanche player. Two of those three goals came against the St. Louis Blues. Sometimes players just have luck scoring against certain teams.
Another fun fact: Sam Girard was the youngest defenseman to ever play for the Colorado Avalanche.
Let’s now look at the team’s oldest rookie from last season, 23-year-old geezer Alexander Kerfoot.