Avalanche vs Coyotes: How to live stream, time, venue, where to watch and all the pre-buzz around the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs clash
The Arizona Coyotes managed to stay alive in the series against the Colorado Avalanche largely due to the efforts of Goaltender Darcy Kuemper. The Stanley Cup Playoffs' Western Conference series between these two sides has seen Avalanche's winning run arrested by Kuemper to give his side a chance to equalize the series when they face off on Monday, August 17.
Even though Colorado leads the series 2-1, Game 4, in all probability will see an improved and motivated performance from the Coyotes. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the fourth game between the two teams:
Time
The games is slated to begin at 5.30 pm ET on Monday, August 17.
Venue
Both sides are slated to clash at the Rogers Place, Edmonton.
Where to watch?
The games can be caught live on NBSCN.
How to live stream?
The Stanley Cup Playoffs can also be live-streamed on the NBC Sports app as well as NBCSports.com. Other options include YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu with Live TV that provides access to viewers to watch the games at reasonable prices.
Pre-buzz around the game
Ahead of the series start, "We generally have a quiet team, but I saw another element to our team in this play-in [round]; I saw players step out of their comfort zone. You have to add some juice (with no fans in the building). It's quiet, [but] players did a great job coming out of their comfort zone and that helped us against Nashville for sure and [that] needs to continue," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. And they found their star in Kuemper.
Talking about Kuemper's goaltending skills, Coyotes forward Derek Stepan said the man did his job to perfection. "We've been talking about him all playoff long. He's been absolutely lights out. In those moments when we need a key save, he's gotten every single one." Colorado have a great offense and their relentless attack will see the pressure mount on Arizona. If not for the 27 blocked shots by Arizona, the clean sweep would have been well complete.
Center Nathan MacKinnon will be the cynosure of all eyes for the Avalance while the Coyotes will be hoping for Kuemper to make sure the puck goes nowhere close to the nets.
Who will win?
While the Coyotes may have found some inspiration, chances that Avalanche might be buried under the snow are a definite possibility if they make use of the solid offense they have at their disposal.