Not even the return of one of the best players in franchise history could help the Colorado Avalanche snap their losing streak.
Peter Forsberg returned to Colorado and played his first NHL game since the 2007-08 season Friday but he did not provide the spark the Avalanche were looking for in a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Forsberg helped the Avalanche win two Stanley Cups during 11 seasons with the franchise and he won the 2003 Hart Trophy, leading the league with 106 points (29 goals and 77 assists) in 75 games.
A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Forsberg has 249 goals and 636 assists in 706 career NHL games, but none of those stats mattered Friday as Colorado lost its sixth straight and had its six-game win streak against Columbus snapped.
Things started well for Colorado as Philippe Dupuis scored his fourth goal of the season at 15:54 of the first period for a 1-0 Colorado lead.
Rick Nash took over in the second period and gave the Blue Jackets the lead for good.
Nash scored his 25th of the season at 7:19 of the second period to tie the game, 1-1. Nash then fed Derick Brassard for a goal, his 14th tally of the season, seven minutes later to put Columbus ahead for good.
Derek MacKenzie added an empty net goal with four seconds to play in the third period to cap the scoring.
Mathieu Garon made 31 saves for Columbus.
Peter Budaj made 29 saves for Colorado but got no support from the offense as the Avs have been outscored 21-8 during their recent slide.
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