Since being traded to the Colorado Avalanche in January, former Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas has undoubtedly had plenty of success. In 30 regular-season games following the trade, the 26-year-old forward recorded 11 goals, 28 points, and a plus-1 rating in 30 games. Now, he is only continuing to make a big impact during the post-season.
In a win-or-go-home Game 6 for the Avalanche, Necas delivered in a big way for the Central Division club. The former Hurricanes star had a big night for the Avalanche, as he scored a goal and recorded an assist in Colorado's 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars. With this, the Avalanche have now forced a Game 7 and will look to defeat the Stars in it from here.
For his assist, Necas made a nice pass to Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar. From there, Makar one-timed Necas' feed, and Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen put home the superstar blueliner's rebound.
As for his goal, Necas received a perfect feed in front of the net from Makar and one-timed it past Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger. This goal gave the Avalanche a 3-2 lead in the second period.
With this impressive performance from Necas, he now has one goal and four points in his last two games alone for the Avalanche. The Canes' 2017 first-round pick is certainly heating up, and it is coming at the perfect time for Colorado. It will be interesting to see how he builds off it in Game 7 from here.
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