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Colorado Avalanche: 4 Keys to Beating the Sharks in Round 2

By Nadia Archuleta

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 06: Tyson Jost #17 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 06, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 06: Tyson Jost #17 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 06, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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CALGARY, AB – APRIL 19: Colorado Avalanche Goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) looks on at the bench between whistles during the second period of Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs where the Calgary Flames hosted the Colorado Avalanche on April 19, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Keeping the Goalie Hot

Speaking of being hot, a hot goalie can take you all the way to the Stanley Cup. We saw that with Marc-Andre Fleury and his ragtag bunch of misfit toys, er, NHLers last year.

Well, Colorado Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer seems pretty toasty right now. He played all five games against the Calgary Flames. After allowing three goals in the first game against the Flames, he shut them down. Ultimately, he backstopped the Avs to four straight wins with a .939 save percentage and 1.89 GAA total.

On the other end of the ice we’ll have Martin Jones. He… is not hot. He got pulled twice in the series against Vegas. Jones has a .904 save percentage and 3.20 GAA in the playoffs so far.

Grubauer has to stay hot, though. When you have a hot goalie, teams feel a lot more confident, especially about going on the rush and generating offense. That’s Colorado’s bread and butter.

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