The Colorado Avalanche put together another strong team effort to go 3-0-2 on its five-game homestand and enters the NHL All-Star Break and the team's bye week on a high note.
The Avs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 at Pepsi Center on Monday and are riding a five-game point streak, including earning wins in each of their last three outings.
"You want to go out and enjoy the break. I feel like our team was under fire here, warranted or not, a week ago, 10 days ago and here we are. It's a five-game homestand and we went 3-0-2, points in all five," said head coach Jared Bednar. "I think it looks good on our team, they worked hard, they deserve it. We knew we were close in some of those road games and we didn't get rewarded. Some games have been better than others, but for the most part these home games have been pretty good.
"If you look at the teams we played, Dallas, [Pittsburgh], St. Louis, there are some good teams mixed in there that we were able to carve out some points on, so you got too keep doing that. You got to string some wins together and some point streaks together and try second half not to lose two in a row."
Avs Begin Break on High Note
Colorado is 3-0-2 in its last five contests
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