The Colorado Avalanche snapped a four-game losing streak with a crucial 2-0 win over Calgary on Monday night behind Jordan Leopold’s first goal in 2 1/2 months and Jose Theodore’s third shutout of the season.

The skid had sent the Avs from first place in the Northwest Division to clinging onto the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. With the win, they moved into a tie for seventh with Vancouver, four points ahead of Nashville in ninth place.