PHILADELPHIA--With just about two months remaining in the regular season, practice time is becoming more limited, but the Colorado Avalanche is making the most of the sessions it is able to get in.
Colorado had a 30-minute practice at Wells Fargo Center on Monday that had a focus on special teams before the team made the trek to Buffalo.
It was the fifth day in a row that the Avs were on the ice together after having nine full days off for the All-Star Break and the team's bye week. Looking ahead, the Avalanche plays nearly every other day for the rest of the season, minus a three-day window without a game from Feb. 23-25, with four back-to-back sets mixed in there.
"The schedule is going to get crazier and heat up so it is nice to have a few practices, especially on the road too because you have nowhere to be and you can go work on some things," said veteran forward Matt Calvert. "[Nathan MacKinnon] was just saying you got to get back to the lab and that is something we got to do the last few days here and try to get that rust off. We are excited for the next opportunity, and we need to get back in a winning trend here."
Avs Utilizing Practice Days on Road Trip
Colorado practiced in Philadelphia on Monday before going to Buffalo
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