NASHVILLE -- The Colorado Avalanche were right there again. They were pressuring the Nashville Predators again.
But they came up short again.
"Yeah, we played hard. But we lost," forward Nathan MacKinnon said. "So, it doesn't really matter."
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Avalanche not interested in moral victories, especially in playoffs
Fail to get split in first two games of series against Predators despite noble efforts