Avs show off 'deeper' team in late scoring barrage

Key Facts

• A lack of secondary and tertiary scoring last season contributed to the Avs scoring 19 goals in the first round before they were eliminated in seven games by the Seattle Kraken.
• Veteran winger Zach Parise, who signed with the Avs in February to win his first Stanley Cup, staked the team to a 1-0 lead before the Jets used the second period to take a 2-1 lead through Tyler Toffoli and Josh Morrissey.
• Goals from Artturi Lehkonen and Ross Colton extended the lead to 5-2 before Devon Toews' empty-net goal made it 6-2 with 3:35 remaining in the game.
• At the end of the game, there was an on-ice scrum between the Avs and Jets that saw Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon emerge with a bloodied, lacerated left hand.

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