Knights make furious comeback to defeat Avalanche in OT
Published in Hockey
Here are three takeaways from the win:
1. Hertl’s impact
Hertl has two goals and an assist in four games since making his Knights debut.
It’s an impressive total considering he’s adapting to a new system and new teammates. These are also his first games since undergoing left knee surgery in February.
Hertl has provided an immediate boost in the faceoff dot as well. He went 19 of 25 Sunday to improve his winning percentage with the Knights to 70.5.
2. Hill bounces back
Hill started and finished a victory for the first time since March 12 despite a shaky moment early.
The Avalanche’s first goal came from just above the goal line after center Ross Colton’s shot bounced off Hill’s pads and into the net.
Hill shook that off and stopped the last eight shots he faced.
3. Line change works
Barbashev’s goal came after Cassidy switched up his forward lines.
Barbashev was demoted to the fourth line in the second period and left wing Paul Cotter played with Eichel and right wing Jonathan Marchessault.
Barbashev, a longtime fourth-line forward in St. Louis, received the message from Cassidy and proceeded to jumpstart the Knights’ rally with his goal.
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