Morrissey tied it 2-2 at 6:48 on the power play with a one-timer from the point.
“You know, when I watch this series, they were faster most of the games,” Morrissey said. “They were aggressive, that was clearly their game plan. Like I said, I think we just never brought our best game until today, where I think we played our best game we’ve had in the series, but I still don’t think it’s our best game. It’s disappointing. There is going to be a time of reflection, where there always is, which [stinks]. But we need to figure out a way to all get better this offseason because we just saw what it looks like to play against a team that knows how to win.”
Lehkonen gave the Avalanche a 3-2 lead when his centering pass went in off Jets defenseman Neal Pionk’s stick blade at 13:45.
“I thought the first couple periods we were maybe a little bit too cautious,” Georgiev said. “But in the third we knew they would try to open it up we scored a big goal, the fourth one, and kept playing smart. Very, very solid effort.”
Toffoli tied it 3-3 at 2:06, taking a drop pass from Nikolaj Ehlers as he entered the offensive zone and beating Georgiev under his blocker with a wrist shot.
“There's no moral victories in this league,” Lowry said. “I think we got back to the foundation of being a real solid defensive team and we thought we were going to give ourselves a great chance with that identity to go on a long run. Unfortunately, we couldn't play that game consistently enough. It's not for a lack of trying or a lack of effort. I think everyone in this room shows up and they put their best foot forward. The Avs did a really good job forcing us to try and play their game.”
NOTES: The Avalanche became the fourth team in NHL history to record at least five goals in each of their first five games of a playoff run. The 1985 Chicago Black Hawks (seven) and the 1994 New York Rangers (six) are the only teams with a longer run. … Nichushkin scored in all five games of the series, tying Michel Goulet for the longest goal streak to start a postseason in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise history. His seven goals in the series tied Rantanen, Joe Sakic and Réal Cloutier for the most in a series in franchise history.