Well, the Colorado Avalanche is certainly better than the mushy middle of the Eastern Conference.
The Avs kept rolling Tuesday night, breezing past the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-2 win at Ball Arena. The Red Wings are fighting for their playoff lives, and the Avalanche had relatively little trouble winning for the 11th time in 13 games (11-1-1).
That’s three straight games against East teams in the hunt for the two wild card spots, and three victories for the Avs. They didn’t dominate for long stretches like in Ottawa and Montreal, but there also wasn’t a comeback-inducing lull like at Bell Centre, either.