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Phoenix center Antoine Vermette (50) blasted a shot past Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov (1) in the second period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado wing PA Parenteau (15) tried to maneuver the puck past a broken stick on the ice in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) cleared the puck away from Colorado center Matt Duchene (9) in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix wing Tim Kennedy (34) looked for an opening to get the puck past Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov (1) in the first period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Cody McLeod (55) and Patrick Bordeleau (58) celebrated after Bordeleau bounced a shot off the back of Phoenix goalie Thomas Greiss (1) in the second period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon (29) wrapped around the net looking for an opening against Phoenix goalie Thomas Greiss (1) in the first period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Denver wing Patrick Bordeleau (58) bounced the puck off the leg of Phoenix goalie Thomas Greiss (1) for a goal in the second period. Cody McLeod (55) got an assist. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado goalkeeper Semyon Varlamov made a glove save in the first period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix center Antoine Vermette celebrated the second of two goals he scored in the second period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Ryan O'Reilly (90) skated ahead of Phoenix center Antoine Vermette (50) in the first period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Paul Stastny (26) and Phoenix wing Tim Kennedy (34) fought for the puck on the boards in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix defenseman Keith Yandle (3) skated Colorado center Maxime Talbot (25) away from trouble in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Maxime Talbot (25) took the puck away from Phoenix center Mike Ribeiro (63) in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix defenseman Keith Yandle (3) pressured Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov (1) in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado wing Gabriel Landeskog skated with the puck in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Maxime Talbot (25) moved the puck on the attack in the third period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix center Antoine Vermette (50) congratulated goalie Thomas Greiss (1) on the 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Vermette had two goals in the second period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center Paul Stastny (26) smiled during the pre-game skate Tuesday night. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov prepared for the game Tuesday. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Phoenix goalie Thomas Greiss (1) made a sprawling save under pressure in the second period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )

Colorado center John Mitchell (7) went on the attack in the first period. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post ( SP10AVALANCHE )