The Colorado Avalanche set the tone early with three goals in less than 10 minutes, then went on to a 4-2 win in the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks. Jack Johnson (you read that right) got the scoring going to Colorado, who made life difficult for new Blackhawks goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.

On the other end, new Avalanche goalie Darcy Keumper is making Avalanche fans have Grubauer amnesia pretty quick. He was great when he needed to be as Chicago was forcing the issue in an attempt to get back in the game.

It was all rainbows for the Avalanche. The power play was clearly missing Nathan MacKinnon, and Gabriel Landeskog delivered a dangerous hit late in the game to Kirby Dach that should have him hearing from Dept. of Player Safety.

In the end, it's just how the Avs wanted to start the year. With a win. Now they turn their attention to Saturday to face another divisional rival in the St. Louis Blues

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