Avalanche tie franchise record with 10th straight home win

The Colorado Avalanche have pushed their win streak on home ice into double digits.

Semyon Varlamov stopped all 44 shots he faced as the Avalanche shut out the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Wednesday night, and Colorado matched a franchise record with its 10th consecutive home win in the process.

The Avalanche joined the 1983-84 and 1994-95 editions of the Quebec Nordiques as the only teams in club history to win 10 straight contests at home.

Granted, the NHL has played without ties since 2005-06, thereby increasing the frequency of wins league-wide, but the accomplishment is still an impressive one for the Avalanche, who put together a previous win streak of 10 games - including both home and away contests - last month.

Coincidentally, that run was snapped by the Canadiens.

Carl Soderberg and Alexander Kerfoot provided the offense for Colorado on Wednesday night.