Starting on December 16th, the Colorado Avalanche had only four regulation wins over the next month. The team that had looked like the best in the Western Conference for the first two months of the season, had fallen out of the top-3 in the Central Division and were among a handful of mediocre teams battling for position in the Western Conference Wild Card race.
Now, the Avalanche return home having won four game in a row and seven of their last eight. They’re back to second place in the conference and are only three points behind the St.