DENVER, CO - From the drop of the puck right through to the end, the Winnipeg Jets were a step or two behind.
The Jets had trouble generating much of anything offensively, as the Colorado Avalanche won battles and were first to pucks at both ends of the rink all afternoon, leading to a 5-2 win at Pepsi Center.
Jarome Iginla had a goal an assist, while Matt Duchene had three helpers to pace the Avs offensively. Adam Lowry scored both goals for the Jets who, with the loss, fall back below .500 after recording their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Ondrej Pavelec stopped 23 of 27 in a losing effort.
"We didn't move our feet and that makes it tough in this league," captain Blake Wheeler said. "The competition is too good when you don't come ready and that's what happens.
"We weren't good enough. They came out determined and put us back on our heels and we just weren't able to get anything going."
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