Colorado center Joakim Lindstrom (28) put some pressure on Coyotes goalie Mike Smith in the third period. The Colorado Avalanche were beaten by the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, November 2, 2011. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post [Getty Images]

Colorado center Joakim Lindstrom (28) put some pressure on Coyotes goalie Mike Smith in the third period. The Colorado Avalanche were beaten by the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 at the Pepsi Center Wednesday night, November 2, 2011. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post (Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images)