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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Avalanche had come from behind in half its 10 victories heading into Wednesday night's road game against the Los Angeles Kings.
That's a huge asset, a product of the explosive attacking talent Colorado coach Jared Bednar possesses, but it's not the recipe to follow if he's going to prod the Avs (10-6-4) to just their third Stanley Cup playoffs appearance in nine seasons.
Sunday night's 4-3 triumph over the Ducks in Anaheim — on Mikko Rantanen's slap shot with 1.3 seconds to play in overtime — followed course, but Bednar would like to see a divergent path.