LOS ANGELES — How bad must a team’s performance be for the coach to feel lucky to be tied at intermission — right after coughing up a two-goal lead?
The answer was in the Avalanche locker room late Saturday night.
“I thought we were lucky to be tied,” Jared Bednar said after a bizarre 4-3 win over the Kings. “We were lucky to be tied after one. We were lucky to be tied after two.”
The paradox came after two. Colorado (48-24-6) had returned from a hideous first period, built a 2-0 lead with puck luck and other fortuitous favors, then instantly surrendered that advantage.