10 Observations: Only One Person Could Be Happier Than Gabe Landeskog After Breaking His Drought (+)

Gabe Landeskog finally scored a goal, and he’s probably the second-happiest person waking up on Wednesday.

The captain tallied the go-ahead goal in the second period of a 4-1 victory over the surging Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. It’s the 249th regular-season goal of his career, but the first in 1,347 days. And it was a long time coming.

Against the Utah Mammoth in October, Landeskog scored a goal that was called back following a coach’s challenge for offside. On Saturday in Edmonton, Landeskog again thought he had one before, yet again, the opposing coach opted to challenge for offside and wipe the goal off the board.

But this one counted. And it came in a big moment against a really good team in Anaheim that came to town riding a seven-game winning streak and left with a regulation loss.

The Avs are rolling right now. Everything — Valeri Nichushkin injury aside — is falling in their favor.

From the Gavin Brindley extension to Landeksog’s goal, Scott Wedgewood’s performance, and more. Here’s how it went down at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

And why Landeskog was excited to wake up on Wednesday as the second-happiest person to celebrate that goal.

READ MORE: The Aftermath: Landeskog Nets Game Winner — Avs Beat Anaheim But Lose Nichushkin

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