Sens Hold Off Furious Avs Comeback, Win 5-3

Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY SportsFittingly, on this Thanksgiving eve, the Avalanche draw many comparisons to that of so many Thanksgiving foods in the first two periods of this game. Any of the following phrases would accurately describe the way the team played the first forty minutes: "The Avalanche are the turkey of the National Hockey League." "The Avalanche get mashed more than potatoes do." "The Avalanche are getting stuffed in almost every game they play." "The Avalanche took a (insert your favorite kind of pie here) pie to the face."

Similarly to Monday at Winnipeg, the Avalanche found their groove in the 3rd period to make things interesting at the end, but it proved to not be enough…