Avs Raise the Banner
October 13, 2022
By: Carlos Alvarez
Avalanche Begin Stanley Cup Defense With Win Over Blackhawks (5-2)
The return of hockey came Tuesday night with a pair of NHL openers, but five more games took the ice on Wednesday. Among them, a celebration for the defending Stanley Cup champions was the highlight. Four months after the Colorado Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup, they raised a banner to launch the 2022-23 campaign and picked up right where they left off. The Avs got two goals apiece from Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin as they blitzed the Blackhawks with four power-play goals in a 5-2 win. Hockey is back. So are the champs. Let’s play 81 more between now and April.
Watch: Avalanche Pound Blackhawks in Opener (5-2)
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