DALLAS — Suddenly, the Avalanche is nothing more than frozen tundra.
Following an eight-game points streak to begin the season, Colorado has found itself in a 1-5-1 funk that began Oct. 21 when star right winger Mikko Rantanen was lost to what is believed to be an ankle injury.
Notwithstanding an impressive 6-1 triumph Oct. 25 at Vegas in Rantanen’s first game on injured reserve, what was the NHL’s highest-scoring team has gone terribly cold.
The Avs lost their fifth consecutive game Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, who scored on their first shift and outshot the visitors 12-0 to begin the game in a 4-1 victory that extended their winning streak to four games.