Gabriel Landeskog scores NHL goals in nearly 3 years

Perhaps the more stressed details than the Colorado Avalanche's goal to beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 is the impact provided by their captain Gabriel Landeskog.

Landeskog returned in Game 3 of this Western Conference first-round series, after recovering from nearly three seasons with a knee injury, targeting his first goal since June 20, 2022 with a multi-functional performance, which put the Avalanche 2-2 in Game 4 of Ball Arena. Game 5 is Monday in Dallas.

After winning, Landeskog told reporters, “That means a lot.” “Obviously, I’ve envisioned a long time of scoring. Obviously, I don’t know if I’ll score again. Obviously it feels good. It’s a tense playoff series in a big game at home. To do it here in front of the fans in front of us obviously means a lot. Super exciting.

Logan O'Connor scored a brief goal halfway through the first stage, followed by a late-stage strong goal from Nathan Mackinnon to put the Avalanche into the second stage with a 2-0 lead.

This laid the foundation for Landeskog, who entered the seat when Brock Nelson fed a pass for a single-time receiver when the 32-year-old winger pushed a pass for a single-time receiver, beat star goalkeeper Jake Oettinger to lead 3-0.

Landeskog, who played in the second line, was immediately besieged by teammates on Nice such as Samuel Girard, Valeri Nichushkin, Devon Toews and Nelson, who joined the avalanche at the NHL trade deadline.

When Landeskog returned to the bench, the entire team congratulated him, including the hug of a smiling Mackinnon who had been in the franchise for more than a decade with Landeskog.

“I'm proud of him again,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar told reporters after the game. “I'm proud of him whether he scored or not, because I know what he went through and I know how difficult that was. I think that took it to another level.

Landeskog aims to achieve the latest milestone in medium- and long-term recovery from a long-term injury to the right knee. He missed 1,032 days since the last NHL game.

At that time, the Avalanche remained in the championship window, but had greatly changed their roster. AVS has nine players from the championship team who have been with the franchise and has since reorganized a roster, leading to their regaining defensive player Erik Johnson, one of Landeskog’s closest friends, who bid for the fourth title in franchise history.

Even with all the changes made, there are still questions about when Landeskog can be seen returning to the lineup. If Landeskog did come back, what would he be like?

His first professional game in three years was recorded for 15 minutes with the Avalanche AHL branch on April 11. Landeskog then scored and scored an assist in his second and final game.

Just like his AHL appointment, Landeskog scored and scored a two-point performance.

Although Landeskog's goal became the most famous moment of the night, what he did to create the fourth goal of the Avalanche is an example of why he is so important to their championship aspirations.

Landeskog made a pass to Nelson, who found Girard from Girard, which gave the AVS a 4-0 lead in the fourth. As Landeskog passed the puck, he anchored himself to the net frontline to get a position on 6-foot-7 star defenseman Lian Bichsel to screen goalkeeper Casey Desmith, who replaced Ottinger in the third stage.

Competing with Bichsel, which is 6 inches tall and weighs 16 pounds, allows Landeskog to test his strength and right knee for leverage.

result? Girard's shot spotted Landeskog's traffic space, making it difficult for Desmith to see the puck.

“He's a big boy,” Landskog said with a smile. “He's a big strong guy, a physical player, and it's hard to fight. I'm trying to master their goals, and he's trying to get me out of there. It's a nice fight.”