The Colorado Avalanche suffered their first loss under the new coaching regime when they were shut out by the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
The sky is not falling, and it’s not necessarily time for worry. After all, the game was the second of a back-to-back in which they faced first the reigning Stanley Cup champions followed by the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners. Plus, it’s just the third game of the season, and the team is 2-1.
That said, the game against the Capitals showed some worrying trends. I already talked about one, that the Colorado Avalanche are taking too many penalties:
In addition to that, the Avalanche have gone down by two goals in all three of their regular season games.