It seems like the Avalanche just can’t seem to stay healthy. With injuries to both Cale Makar and starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer during their Saturday night game, they lost two more pivotal players just as their first onslaught of injuries finally seemed healed up.
Luckily, though, their injury spells have given them a chance to show off just how good their depth development has been over the last few seasons. So despite going down a goalie and one of their most promising defensive pieces before the game was over, they took down the high-flying Boston Bruins with a resounding 4-1 win on Saturday afternoon — and moved just two points back of the Central Division’s first-place St.