In front of increasingly optimistic fans, it would be difficult for the Avalanche to live up to the precedent set by their explosive start Friday night in Winnipeg, when four of their first shots found the back of the net.
Maybe they didn’t top that, but they came darn close to matching it 24 hours later.
Colorado scored on its first two shots this time, en route to a 4-1 win over the reeling Calgary Flames on Saturday night at Ball Arena.
Nathan MacKinnon scored on the team’s first shot for the second consecutive night. He’s on a tear, with seven goals and 15 points in the last seven games; 36 points in 22 games since the calendar flipped; and 70 points this season despite missing 11 games with an injury.