The end of this game was absolute chaos, culminating with Nazem Kadri winning it for the Avalanche on a buzzer-beater. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have only been two game-winning goals at 19:59 of the third period in a Stanley Cup postseason game. Jussi Jokinen scored one in 2009 for the Hurricanes against the New Jersey Devils. Kadri is now the other. It does portend well for St. Louis that David Perron scored the opening goal. Perron also scored the opening goal of the 2019 postseason — after which St. Louis went on to win the Stanley Cup. Jordan Binnington was excellent, but the Blues relied a bit too much on their goaltender. If this game is any indicator, it’s going to be a grind to earn that top seed in the Western conference.
