""I think we gave more effort and took the skill out of the game a little bit tonight," said Stastny, who played a sensational all-around game with a goal and two assists. "We got it down low, and from there made plays. It's all about the forecheck; the first two guys can control the puck, and that's what we did."
Mark Rycroft was the beneficiary of Wolski's first fine play of the first period. Wolski took Stastny's lead pass on the left side and had a 2-on-1 with Rycroft on the other side. Wolski faked a shot, freezing goalie Roberto Luongo, and slid the puck across to Rycroft, who guided the puck in off his skate. The goal withstood video review, as it was not a clear kicking motion.
Wolski made a great sequence of plays on the Avs' second goal, at 17:45 of the first period to make it 2-0. First, he knocked Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell off the puck with a big hit behind the net. Then, he patiently stickhandled and fed a centering pass to Stastny that the rookie one-timed into the net.
"I'm a big guy, and if I'm not using my body, it's definitely a minus," Wolski said."
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""I think we gave more effort and took the skill out of the game a little bit tonight," said Stastny, who played a sensational all-around game with a goal and two assists. "We got it down low, and from there made plays. It's all about the forecheck; the first two guys can control the puck, and that's what we did."
Mark Rycroft was the beneficiary of Wolski's first fine play of the first period. Wolski took Stastny's lead pass on the left side and had a 2-on-1 with Rycroft on the other side. Wolski faked a shot, freezing goalie Roberto Luongo, and slid the puck across to Rycroft, who guided the puck in off his skate. The goal withstood video review, as it was not a clear kicking motion.
Wolski made a great sequence of plays on the Avs' second goal, at 17:45 of the first period to make it 2-0. First, he knocked Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell off the puck with a big hit behind the net. Then, he patiently stickhandled and fed a centering pass to Stastny that the rookie one-timed into the net.
"I'm a big guy, and if I'm not using my body, it's definitely a minus," Wolski said."