from Lisa Dillman of NHL.com,
The Avalanche hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. They are one point ahead of the St. Louis Blues, who lost 4-2 to the Washington Capitals on Monday. The Blues have a game in hand on Colorado.
The Avalanche play at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday (10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA+, ALT, NHL.TV), then face the Blues in the regular-season finale for both teams at Pepsi Center on Saturday.
A postseason berth could come down to one game, a spot few expected from the Avalanche at the start of the season.
At 93 points, Colorado is three from doubling its NHL-low of 48 from last season. They were 21 points behind the 29th-place team last season, the Vancouver Canucks, and it was the fewest points by any team in an 82-game season since the expansion Atlanta Thrashers had 39 points in 1999-2000.
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