And down the stretch the come! The Avs have 9 games left in what may shape up to be the worst season in Avalanche history. The team needs 6 more points to avoid having the worst season in Avalanche history (the 2008-2009 Avalanche amassed 69 points).
The latest stop in this inglorious quest is the sunny climes of Los An-ge-leeeees (thanks, Van Earl Wright). The Kings are in 5th place in the Western, but they haven't quite solidified their playoff spot; they are just 4 points ahead of 9th place Dallas and 5 ahead of the stupidhead Flames.
Keep an eye out, of course, for Brad Richardson. In 3 seasons since leaving the Avs, he has 18 goals - 5 of which are against his former team.
| Colorado | Los Angeles | |||
| 29th | 64 | Points | 10th | 90 |
| 16th | 2.75 | GF/G | 23rd | 2.62 |
| 30th | 3.52 | GA/G | 6th | 2.4 |
| 10th | 18.8 | PP% | 19th | 16.9 |
| 29th | 76.8 | PK% | 4th | 85.7 |
| 20th | 29.6 | S/G | 26th | 28.7 |
| 21st | 31.7 | SA/G | 3rd | 27.8 |
| 17th | 50.3 | FO% | 10th | 51.1 |
| 18th | 12.9 | PIM/G | 15th | 11.8 |
| Duchene | 59 pts | Top Scorer | Kopitar | 72 pts |