Patrick Roy postgame presser:
Game story from the Avalanche’s 5-3 win over Winnipeg late Saturday night is here. I went heavy on the 3-1 against Central Division opponents angle — primarily because it’s the pace Colorado (9-13-1) needs to maintain to make a run at anything special.
Great story by colleague Kevin Simpson on my boys Dawg Nation, those generous beer-league hockey players. The story is running Sunday.
Right winger Matt Duchene had three points, including an empty-net goal, to give him 16 points in his last nine games.