ANAHEIM — The Colorado Avalanche looked tired after one period Friday night, but one of their new goaltenders kept them afloat until the rest of the club found enough energy to grind out a win.

The task over the final two regular-season games is two-fold: Stick with what works and stick with who works.

The tendency to believe remains strong until a game like Portland comes along. Then it’s clear the Nuggets need to be shaken up like a snow globe.

What to make of the NBA ratings discourse? How good has the connection been between Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic? Denver Post beat writer Bennett Durando answers those questions and more in the latest Nuggets Mailbag.

In two seasons as Denver’s head coach, Payton’s aggressiveness has been a gift and a curse.

A fourth man was arrested in connection with an October shooting that injured former Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds, according to the Denver Police Department.

A look at whose stock improved or declined after the Broncos’ 34-27 loss to the Chargers on Thursday at SoFi Stadium.

Throughout a six-year college football career, LaVonta Bentley has seen just about everything.

Blackmon moved back to Georgia to live in Atlanta with his wife, Ashley, and their two young children.