Good win. I still don't think everyone is playing at their best except Girard, Toews, Makar, and Lehkonen, but gutsy performance. For once they played like they were behind before they actually fell behind.
But the only comment I really want to make is this: f*** THOSE REFS. Mikko literally bleeding from the nose and it's two minutes. How many times all season is there a completely accidental high stick that goes for 4 because the guy has a little bit of blood. But Mikko's sweater is literally splattered with blood and the refs decide not to call 4 because... I honestly can't explain why except that they intentionally decided that the Avs didn't deserve the call
Then, oh, well the Avs have two power play goals, so when Lehky holds his stick in front of him and Dadonov does an Olympic level dive, they call a penalty. Again because, well, they decide Dallas deserved a call.
Honestly, the refs pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the game. Even when they scored off the high stick penalty, all I could think was that they should have had another one coming so they could go for the lead. Then when the "cross check" penalty happened, I just spent the rest of the game pissed off thinking that it's pure luck the refs didn't just cost the Avs the game, but their entire season. Absolutely brutal performance, especially since by the second round, these should be among the best refs in the league.
Every single year I watch the playoffs and every year the refs make me want to stop being a hockey fan. Consistently dogshit every single year with absolutely no attempt by the league to fix things.