Avalanche forwards Gabe Landeskog and Carl Soderberg had the same answer, which was no answer.
“If we knew how to fix it, we would,” they each said Feb. 16, shortly after absorbing a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues at the Pepsi Center.
Colorado had just lost its sixth consecutive game at home, where it was dominant last season, reeling off a franchise-tying record 28 victories at the Pepsi Center. They stood 10-12-5 at home after getting blanked by the Blues.
The primary difference? Special teams — and specifically wretched penalty killing in front of the home crowd.