It was ‘put up or shut up’ time for the for the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday afternoon, as they faced maybe their easiest opponent with what’s left of their season in the New Jersey Devils.
The Avs needed to use the game as a jumping off point for a possible end of the year run in what has been an up and down season. At least for now, though, there is still hope after a one-sided 3-0 Avalanche victory.
A loss would have kept the Avs six points behind an idle Arizona Coyotes club with 10 games left.