For the struggling Avalanche, going back to the drawing board includes returning to the line combinations that saw the team begin the season 17-7-5. Following a one-game shakeup of the lines that backfired in Saturday’s 5-1 loss to Vancouver, Avs coach Jared Bednar will revert to what they previously looked like Tuesday night when Colorado tries to salvage a victory out of a four-game home stretch.
With center Nathan MacKinnon back with Gabe Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen and wingers Matt Nieto and Matt Calvert reunited with Carl Soderberg, Colorado hopes to snap a three-game losing streak against Columbus, which has lost five in a row.