In all three of its home games this week, the playoff-contending Avalanche hosts a team that had a game the previous night. Colorado capitalized on that Monday, defeating Vancouver 3-1 a night after the Canucks won at Arizona, and the Avs hope to do the same Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, who lost Tuesday at Dallas to drop a point out of the playoff picture.
“Hopefully they’re a little bit tired but we know one thing — they’re going to be hungry because they lost last night,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said of the Flames, who lead Colorado by two points and are a point ahead of St.