Eagles Takeaways: Colorado defeats Coachella Valley, Olausson remains dominant
Loveland, Colorado — With a winning goal that was reviewed in overtime, the Colorado Eagles suffered one of their most heartbreaking losses of the season on Wednesday. Colorado will play the Coachella Valley Firebirds (SEA) tonight; they are only one point behind them in the standings. Ivan Ivan was called up by the Colorado Avalanche once more following his multi-point performance in the previous game. Jason Polin was also brought back to Loveland by the Avalanche. Colorado would lose the game by two goals, but they would rally to win 6–4. These are the lessons I learned from defeating Coachella Valley.
Key Takeaways With three points in the last five games, Oskar Olausson has been playing much better lately. He stated that he had been more active along the walls. He demonstrated his abilities while in Denver when he scored a goal with 1.8 seconds remaining in the first period. While he was moving, he picked up the puck that was bouncing and hurried down the slot for a fast wrist shot. Ales Stezka was totally unprepared for it.
Tonight’s outcome was determined by the Eagles’ power play. In contrast to the Avalanche, they are getting shots on goal and converted one of their three opportunities. Colorado will work the puck down low, then up to the crease after working it around the perimeter. At 21.2 percent, Colorado’s power play ranks 10th in the AHL when they play at home.
Polin’s play has recently taken a positive turn. After going ten games without a point, Polin scored three goals in two games last weekend. He was called up by the Avalanche to participate in two NHL games this week as a result of the three goals. Later in the first period tonight, Polin returned to assist Jacob MacDonald’s goal.
Regarding his improvement, Polin remarked, “I think it’s just development.” This year, like I mentioned earlier, I’m simply trying to play with more confidence and trust in the coaches. Last year, I was perhaps a bit timid with the puck. and simply wanted to return to my college level of performance.
At Blue Arena in Loveland, the Eagles will play the Coachella Valley Firebirds to close out the home stand at 3 p.m. MT.