Joonas Korpisalo was traded to the team from the Ottawa Senators on June 24. His performance in the game drew praise from head coach Jim Montgomery, who highlighted a critical save on Miles Wood’s breakaway in the opening minutes. “He allows us to get our feet into the game… Then he just kept making big-time saves throughout the game and especially in the third,” Montgomery explained.
For the Colorado Avalanche, who are now 0-4-0, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen each contributed a goal and two assists. This marks the first time since the 1998-99 season that the Avalanche have started a season with four consecutive losses. Nathan MacKinnon added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves during the match.
Colorado coach Jared Bednar addressed the team’s performance, emphasizing the need to move forward regardless of the game’s outcome. “Always, no matter how good or bad it’s going, we’re not going to dwell on the previous game. Whether we were really good or really bad, you have to correct it and move on,” said Bednar. He acknowledged that the loss is painful but insisted that the team must focus on finding a way to secure a win and build from there.