Needed: smart play with the lead

Colorado scored three third-period goals yesterday to turn a rout into a nail-biter, but it was the plays that led to a couple of those goals that drew the ire of Terry Murray. Matt Greene took an interference penalty with 8:53 remaining, then Jarret Stoll took a high-sticking penalty 13 seconds later. The Avalanche scored on the ensuing 5-on-3 penalty and also scored one second after Stoll’s penalty ended. Today, Murray talked about the importance of managing the game and playing smart in similar situations going forward…

MURRAY: “Those are preventable plays. The importance of understanding that, as a team, is paramount for us — not today, not tomorrow but in the future — to keep breaking through and pushing through to become a good hockey club. The killer instinct, as they call it, is about playing the same way, hard and with intensity and with the understanding of how the game has unfolded so far. Things are going good, so just keep playing.”

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