Game #62, #63, #64, #65

Game #62 - Colorado Avalanche 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Avalanche improved to 40-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 36-13-14.

Goals:

COL - Max Talbot (7) - from Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda (2:49 2ND)
CHI - Ben Smith (8) - from Brandon Bollig and Nicklas Hjalmarsson (16:52 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (24) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (1:23 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (22) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (7:17 3RD)
COL - Tyson Barrie PPG (9) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (12:50 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny EN (20) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie (19:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots: 31-11-5) LG - Corey Crawford (17 saves on 20 shots: 23-11-10)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Johnson (3 assists) - Colorado

2. Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

Game #63 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Avalanche improved to 41-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 28-21-13.

Goals:

DET - Niklas Kronwall (7) - from Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson (12:33 1ST)

COL - Matt Duchene (20) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (10:11 2ND)

DET - Tomas Jurco PPG (5) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (12:10 2ND)

COL - P.A. Parenteau (13) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (5:49 3RD)

COL - Andre Benoit (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Erik Johnson (4:28 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - J.S. Giguere (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-5-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-14-10)

Three Stars:

3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal) - Detroit

2. J.S. Gigere (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Game #64 - St. Louis Blues 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The blues improved to 43-14-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 41-18-5.

Goals:

STL - David Backes (21) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:03 2ND)

STL - Patrik Berglund (12) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (3:53 3RD) *GWG*

COL - P.A. Parenteau (14) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (8:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots: 19-22-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 25 shots: 31-12-4)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Duchene (1 assists) - Colorado 

2. Patrik Berglund (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Game #65 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 42-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-28-8.

Goals:

COL - John Mitchell (7) - from Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson (4:38 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (15) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (15:48 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (16) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (17:36 2ND)

COL - Andre Benoit (5) - from John Mitchell (19:48 2ND)

COL - Matt Duchene (21) - from Nick Holden and Tyson Barrie (2:33 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 35 shots: 32-12-5) LG - Al Montoya (31 saves on 34 shots: 10-4-3) 

Three Stars:

3. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

2. Dustin Byfuglien (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News