DENVER — The "MGM Line" has run out of luck during this high-stakes period of the season. Center Nathan MacKinnon and wingers Gabe Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen are each pointless in the Avalanche's last three games, and that directly correlates to the team's 1-2-0 record during that stretch — with the lone victory coming in a shootout.
"It's almost unfair how much we rely on them offensively," Avs coach Jared Bednar said Thursday, a night after his team failed to score more than one goal in regulation or overtime for the third consecutive game in losing to Philadelphia, 2-1, at the Pepsi Center.