Matt Duchene has one goal (and eight assists) in his past 21 games. He has gone seven games without a point.
Nathan MacKinnon has one goal (and 13 assists) in his past 24 games. His last goal came Feb. 4 against Winnipeg.
And they center the Avalanche’s top two lines.
That explains in part how Colorado has lost four in a row, 12 of its last 14 and … well, keep going back and it has been ugly ever since a respectable 9-9 start. Colorado is 8-35-3 in its last 46 and 16 points behind Arizona, the next worst team in the league.