Cale Makar sent a low liner through traffic and then quickly found himself surrounded by happy teammates. Maybe the happiest of all was at the other end. After all, it was goaltender Darcy Kuemper’s 32nd birthday. The goal made for quite a present. Makar scored 8:31 into overtime, Kuemper made 25 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. read more https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401434779