Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated Press)
For an Avalanche team that recently played 18-of-25 games outside Denver, hunkering down with family for Christmas is the perfect holiday recipe.
The Avs, who hosted the Edmonton Oilers late Saturday and will welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to town Monday, have four consecutive days off, starting Tuesday.
"It'll be the longest break I've had," said first-year Avs winger Blake Comeau, 29, who is taking his family to Vail to ensure a white Christmas. "Normally, I've had the 24th and 25th and sometimes the 26th, but that's it.