Recap: Panthers pounce on defenseless Avalanche

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesThe Colorado Avalanche have disappeared. Can you find them?

Ever since returning from the All-Star Break, this team has been far from the same. Such was the case in this game against the Florida Panthers, who took care of business in a 4-0 victory on home ice.

Colorado is now 0-3-1 on this season-long road trip, and no matter how the rest of it goes, will surely be disappointed in their efforts. It’s all part of a rough stretch for them as a whole, now 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. How can they shift the tides?

First Period

Florida brought the physicality early, with some big hits on Miles Wood and Andrew Cogliano. But it did also affect them as Aaron Ekblad…