Beyond the marquee matchup featuring Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon there's another just as intriguing — the goaltenders responsible for stopping two of the best scorers in the world.
— Beyond the marquee matchup featuring Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon there’s another just as intriguing — the goaltenders responsible for stopping two of the best scorers in the world.
“You gain experiences along the way as you get older and older,” Smith said Monday on the eve of Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. “They can only help you in situations like this.” The same holds true in preparing Smith for MacKinnon. Smith’s seen it all — every kind of wicked shot — from McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
“Your opportunities to get to the conference final don’t come around every day,” Smith said. “It’s something that you want to take advantage of when you get here and prepare yourself to try and get to the ultimate spot and that’s in the final.” Colorado and Edmonton met twice before, with the Avalanche taking the 1997 conference semifinal series, 4-1. The following postseason, the Oilers won in Game 7 in the quarterfinal round.
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