Colorado Avalanche Get Questionable Officiating in Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche are going to have to make their own luck — the NHL officials aren’t going to give them any breaks. Quite the opposite.

The Colorado Avalanche did not lose Game 1 or Game 2 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs because of bad officiating. However, bad officiating certainly didn’t help their cause.

It’s a poorly kept secret that calls go the way of good teams. After last year’s miraculous run to the Stanley Cup Finals, and this year’s win of the Presidents’ Trophy, the Nashville Predators are considered a good team.

The Colorado Avalanche, on the other hand, are the upstart underdogs. They’re not going to see a lot of questionable calls go their way. So far in this series,…