NEWARK, N.J. — Reto Berra didn't need to be spectacularly heroic Tuesday night, but that was part of the point.
The big Swiss goalie made 27 saves in the Avalanche's 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils as Colorado played a solid game in front of him at the Prudential Center.
Second-period goals from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie staked the Avalanche to a 2-0 lead, and Colorado held on.
"I felt really good from the first to the last second," Berra said. "It was an important game for me personally. I wanted to regroup and play a really solid game after the last three losses I had.