DENVER — Jimmy Howard looked in good form for a third straight game but the Detroit Red Wings couldn’t score enough to make a difference.
Their Monday matinee against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center started well enough, with Tyler Bertuzzi feeding off boos and scoring his 17th goal of the season. But the Avalanche toyed with the Wings, twice scoring in quick succession en route to a 6-3 victory.
Dylan Larkin cut the Avs’ lead to two goals in the third period, and also had two assists. Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist and Givani Smith scored his second career goal with 2:03 to play in regulation.