Amid a six-game losing streak — the team’s longest skid of the season — the Colorado Avalanche were in desperate need of a victory on Friday night to subdue the mile-high panic, at least for a day.
Luckily, that came in spades. Facing off against the New York Rangers to kick off the weekend, the Avalanche dominated in all facets en route to a 6-1 win. Colorado finished the game with a 47 to 25 advantage in shots on goal, the team’s best outing in that category in a regulation win since November 29, 2014, and scored four or more for their second straight outing to go with some much-improved goaltending.