Colorado’s starting goaltender allowed a trio of goals in a 6-4 loss to Columbus on Saturday night.
DENVER — Just two games in and the Colorado Avalanche appear to have a glaring problem.
Colorado is still looking for its first win of the season after a 6-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the team’s home opener at Ball Arena on Saturday night.
Goaltending has been a struggle for the Avalanche, who have given up 14 goals in the first two games of the early 2024-25 NHL season.
Starting in net both games was Alexandar Georgiev, who was eventually pulled and replaced by backup Justus Annunen in both matchups (the first an 8-4 blowout in Las Vegas to the Golden Knights on Wednesday).
Still, head coach Jared Bednar insists Georgiev will remain Colorado’s starter despite giving up eight goals thus far.
“I get that there’s a level of frustration, but (Georgiev) is our guy. He’s our starter,” Bednar said. “I have …