Avalanche need more from All-Star goalie

After a brutal 7-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche looked to turn things back around against the Vegas Golden Knights. During the first two periods of their matchup against Vegas, they were well on track to doing that. They had a 3-0 lead heading into the third, but then, the Golden Knights tied it up in regulation and stole the game in overtime.

Blowing a 3-0 lead and allowing four unanswered goals certainly was not what Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev hoped. He needed a bounce-back game after he gave up four goals on 15 shots against the Jets before being pulled. However, his ongoing struggles caught up with him again versus Vegas.

Alexandar Georgiev © Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

With the playoffs right around the corner, things have not gone well for Georgiev down the stretch. Over his last six appearances, he has only had over a .900 SV% once. In his other five appearances over that span, he had a .692 SV%, .872 SV%, .833 SV%, .733 SV%, and a .867 SV%, respectively. With that, over his time 10 appearances, he has just a .875 SV%. It has simply been a very rough stretch for the All-Star.

With the playoffs just about here, the Avalanche desperately need Georgiev to bounce back and be on his A-game. When playing at his best, he is a quality starter. However, if these struggles carry over the playoffs, the Avs may run into some serious trouble against a tough team like the Jets.

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