Enough with green and red. Navy blue is the newest festive color this holiday season in Colorado.
It might’ve even helped the Avalanche preserve its home winning streak.
If goaltender Scott Wedgewood wasn’t dressed in dark pads to match his glove, the direction of his shutout bid Tuesday could’ve feasibly changed course. Instead, a dramatic and precarious second-period save held up to replay review, and the Avs went into their holiday break with a 1-0 win over the Utah Mammoth and a five-point cushion in the President’s Trophy race.
“There’s only one thing you can win in the regular season, and it’s not your main goal,” Wedgewood said, “but with how hard this league is and how hard it is to win, if you can get yourself in the top seed, home ice, every advantage counts.