If you didn’t think there was enough action in Colorado’s first-round series, the Avalanche more than made up for it in Game 1 against the Wild.

Here are three takeaways from a crazy 9-6 win by the Avalanche on Sunday night at Ball Arena.

Nick Blankenburg shows his pros and his cons

When the Avalanche acquired Nick Blankenburg at the trade deadline, they had to know there were positives and negatives to bringing in an undersized defenseman.

Both were on display in Game 1. Blankenburg made a great play joining the rush to score early in the second period, but his cons were also on display in the defensive zone, getting outmuscled on multiple goals against and losing his man on Minnesota’s third goal.

He wasn’t alone, as Brent Burns also had some big-time issues in this game, which is never good when those two spend a lot of time on the ice together.

The Nazem Kadri line being paired with them typically led to disaster in the defensive zone. Luckily, the Avalanche were able to outscore their problems this evening.

A goaltending night to forget

Jesper Wallstedt and Scott Wedgewood were arguably the two best goaltenders in the first round of the playoffs. They didn’t get a lot of help in Game 1, but both of them took a significant step back.

Wedgewood had given up as many goals through two periods as he did in the four games against the Kings, and Wallstedt didn’t exactly look much better.

This game came down to who played the best in the third, and that was Wedgewood. Both teams have very capable goaltenders waiting in the wings, and if any of the other games are like this, we could very easily see them.

Avs fourth line keeps their foot on the gas

Colorado’s fourth line continues to be a weapon.

Logan O’Connor has looked just as good as he did last postseason and is wreaking havoc on opposing defensemen.

He cruised by Quinn Hughes off the rush just before Cale Makar’s first third-period goal. His forecheck on Drury’s goal was a thing of beauty.

All three of them have also been a big part of the penalty kill, which was the only part of Colorado’s defensive structure that played well in Game 1.