How the West was won; Avs claim 7-4 win over Carolina

The Colorado Avalanche entered tonight’s contest on an eight-game winning streak after falling to the Minnesota Wild in that tough-to-swallow overtime loss in March. Though Carolina has been a streakier 4-5-1 over the last 10 games, the match-up was billed to be a case of Goliath vs. Goliath. With the Avalanche at first in the league coupled alongside a division…