"We just wanted to play our game," said Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf, who scored a third-period power-play goal. "We want to win as many games as we can and then see where we're at. We have no idea what L.A. is going to do (Saturday), so we have to take care of our game and we did that.
"We played pretty well. A little scrambly at times, we left the front of the net open a couple of times, but overall we played pretty well. I think we're getting better, we're doing things a little better every night. Things are going to ramp up here so we'll be ready. There's no good (playoff) matchup in the West. Anyone in the playoffs nowadays is a pretty good hockey team."
The Avalanche (39-39-4), who have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention, finished their season with six consecutive losses.
"It (stinks), it's a terrible feeling," Avalanche center Matt Duchene said. "There's nothing good for me right now. I'm sitting here trying to think of something good to think about and it's pretty hard. I've always tried to be a positive guy, but it's hard to be positive now. I think all of us have felt that way since we were eliminated. A lot to think about this summer, a lot of work to do."
Getzlaf and Silfverberg scored 1:37 apart in the third to give the Ducks a 5-2 lead.