The Colorado Avalanche will head home nearly empty-handed after a disappointing road trip through Canada — one that was capped off with a 5-2 loss to the Senators in Ottawa on the last day of the stretch.
With Matt Duchene and Thomas Chabot back in the lineup, the Senators were back to full strength for the first time in a while. Still, the Avalanche came out flat against a team at the bottom of the NHL’s standings, putting themselves in an unacceptable position from the start.
Once again Duchene was the catalyst for victory over his former team, as he scored two goals in his first game back after the birth of his son earlier this week.