Avalanche's Ross Colton: Hands out helper in loss

Colton supplied an assist, five hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Stars in Game 2.

Colton snapped a three-game dry spell with the helper. He's up to four points, 12 shots on net, 27 hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over seven playoff contests. Colton remains in a third-line role, and he's seeing more limited usage in the postseason. The 27-year-old can offer supplementary offense and plenty of physicality, however.