Avalanche vs. Bruins: 3 takeaways from another Colorado loss

The Colorado Avalanche lost their fourth consecutive game to start the season, this time falling to the Boston Bruins by a score of 5-3. Here are 3 takeaways from another Colorado loss.

Kylington driving the struggle bus

It has been noticeable that the Avalanche are missing a top pairing defenseman. It’s even more noticeable when the replacement, Oliver Kylington, has struggled mightily, and that could be putting it lightly. The 27-year-old defenseman, signed this summer to a one-year contract, hasn’t played a lot of hockey over the past two seasons and it has really shown. Mishandling the puck, lost puck battles, you name it. It’s been a rough start to his Avalanche career.

Another forward injured

Can the Avalanche go one game without losing a player? In the third period, Miles Wood took a nasty blindside hit that had him in some serious pain. He was down on the ice for several minutes getting attended to by the training staff and did not return. After the game, Jared Bednar did not have an update on his status, but it didn't look good.

Power play keeps them alive

If not for the power play, this game could have been ugly. Colorado's had three power plays and scored on all of them. Ross Colton has been a nice fit playing the bumper role in the middle, while Mikko Rantanen picked up three points on the night, playing a role in all of the goals.

Avalanche 3, Bruins 5

What happened: Colorado just can't get an momentum going, dropping their fourth straight game to start the season, giving them their worst start since the 1998-99 campaign.

What went right: Ross Colton is off to a fine start this season. He played a little bit of everything Wednesday but was probably the most consistent forward throughout the game, scoring an early powerplay goal.

What went wrong: That second period. Colorado wasn’t bad in the first period, but the first 10-12 minutes of the second period were spent in their own end. The Bruins just outworked and outmuscled them in every puck battle.

Between the pipes: Alexandar Georgiev stopped just 20 of the 24 shots he faced, but looked a little more comfortable in the process, making some big stops while the Avalanche were floundering early in the second.

What’s next: The Avalanche close out their homestand against the Anaheim Ducks this Friday. That game starts at 7 p.m.