How to win free tickets to Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets playoff games

• At each event, a pair of tickets to that day's faceoff are given at random to two lucky attendees who entered to win through a QR code on-site.
• Other prizes, like player-autographed items, can also be scored.

For Nugs diehards, a pre-game parade led by Johnston takes place roughly 1.5 hours before tipoff.

• Fans march with the Nuggets Skyline Drumline from Ball Arena to Union Station, over to Larimer Square and then back to Ball.
• The Nuggets give away a pair of tickets, gift card and autographed items every Friday. Fans can enter online or by listening to Altitude Sports Radio 92.5.

Driving the news: Johnston first led the Party to Puck Drop on April 26, which drew more than 80 people, his office tells us.

• Three days later, he led the Nuggets playoff parade, joining roughly two dozen other people.

What they're saying: "It's a playoff tradition we want to start for Denver, where every spring when we're in the playoffs — which we will be for a long time — you come downtown, hang out, have a drink and then march over to the stadium," Johnston told City Cast Denver this week.

What we're watching: The Avs await the winner of the Las Vegas Knights vs. Dallas Stars series while the Nuggets next home playoff game is Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.