If the Avs want to keep their reputation as the most feared team in the un-wild west, they’ll have to do better than they did Saturday.
With an opportunity to pull within four points of the division-leading Stars, the Avalanche lost 7-3 in Dallas, falling eight behind instead. It’s the first time Colorado (34-21-5) has gone consecutive games without a point since Jan. 12. The only silver lining of the rout was that Jared Bednar rested his top players for most of the third period, managing their ice time before the second leg of a back-to-back Sunday (7 p.