Suddenly, the Avalanche is alive and devouring virtually everything in its path.<\/p>\n
In response to an eight-game losing skid, the Avs have climbed back in the Western Conference playoff picture by producing points in six of their last eight games \u2014 a stretch capped by Wednesday night’s 7-1 victory over the Central Division-leading\u00a0Winnipeg Jets<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0Pepsi Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n In leapfrogging the\u00a0Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>\u00a0for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, the Avs got goals from seven forwards and another goaltending gem from\u00a0Semyon Varlamov<\/a>\u00a0to beat the Jets in regulation for the second time in less than a week.\u00a0Carl Soderberg<\/a>,\u00a0Mikko Rantanen<\/a>,\u00a0Nathan MacKinnon<\/a>\u00a0(power play) and\u00a0Matt Calvert<\/a>\u00a0scored to give the Avs a 4-0 lead and\u00a0Tyson Jost<\/a>\u00a0made it 5-1 to cap a wild, four-goal start to begin the third period.<\/p>\n Left wing and team captain\u00a0Gabe Landeskog<\/a>\u00a0scored off a beautiful feed from Jost late in the third. Jost finished with a career-high three points before rookie A.J. Greer scored his first career NHL goal in the final minute. Soderberg also had two assists for a three-point night.<\/p>\n “It was fun, no doubt,” Landeskog said of the lop-sided victory. “Two big points, whether you win 7-1 or 1-0. I thought we had a real strong performance from everyone.”<\/p>\n Read the full story via The Denver Post.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n