The Colorado Avalanche returned from a three-day break and a five-game road trip to face the Washington Capitals for the first time this season.
The combination of those first two elements can often be worrisome. A three-day break after playing a game every other day can lead to some rust and teams returning from extended road trips often have a bit of a dip in their first home game back. These weren’t issues for the Avs tonight as they cruised to two points of the Washington Capitals.
Recap
As previously mentioned rust and the awkward return home can often plague teams, we’ve seen it with the Avalanche before and we saw it again to start this game.