Avalanche determined to finish as top seed after clinching playoff berth

While the Avalanche find their game again, they’re also finding their health again. Injured forwards Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O’Connor and Ross Colton are all skating, and the hope is that all four can return during this four-game road trip.

Landeskog, the Avalanche captain, and Lehkonen will bolster Colorado’s depth scoring when they return. Lehkonen has 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) in 59 games, and Landeskog has 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists) in 47 games this season.

“We have a lot of guys waiting in the wings injury-wise and being able to come back, but the lineup overall is just very competitive right now and that just amplifies a lot of play,” defenseman Cale Makar said. “Nobody on this…

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