The Colorado Avalanche’s nightmare season continued on Saturday, when they were blown out by the Winnipeg Jets, 6-1. One play will stand out above all others in the contest. No, not one of the Jets’ many goals. Instead, it was a breakaway gone awry.
During the second period, Avalanche forward Blake Comeau found himself alone with Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. With his team shorthanded, instead of taking the shot, he attempted a drop pass to Nathan MacKinnon. Needless to say, it did not go well.
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“I think Blake is going to want that one back,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said (via the Denver Post), “and I don’t think he’s ever going to pass up a breakaway ever again.”
With a record of 17-43-3, the Avalanche remain on pace for the lowest point total of the modern shootout era, which began with the 2005-06 season.