After 'deep breath,' Avs head to Seattle seeking more improvement

The Colorado Avalanche rolled into the Stanley Cup playoffs having won seven of eight games and on a 16-2-1 run before they kicked off their Western Conference first-round series with the Seattle Kraken.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche have struggled to find that form in the best-of-seven series, which is now 1-1 and resumes Saturday in Seattle.

Having rallied from a two-goal deficit in Thursday's 3-2 victo