My how quickly things change.  Many of you on the East Coast went to bed with our Avalanche in 5th place.  You wake up and they are in 7th.  Wins by Nashville and the Kings pushed the Avs back to one spot and 3 points above the hated Red Wings, who also won.  It's going to interesting from here on out.

The Avs have 2 games in hand on Nashville, one on Detroit, and are even up with the Kings. 

Today's games include Calgary at Minnesota, Nashville at St. Louis, and Pittsburgh at Detroit.  The Avs face Anaheim today and then the Kings on Monday.  No question this will be a critical pair of games.