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In the first five games of the season, the Utah Hockey Club had no problems with its opponents.

After the last two games they are in big trouble themselves.

On a night when Maveric Lamoureaux made his NHL debut, it was fellow rookie Ivan Ivan and the Colorado Avalanche who stole the spotlight with a 5-1 win over Utah on Thursday at the Delta Center.

In a repeat of Tuesday's loss to Ottawa, Utah (4-3-1) suffered its fourth loss in five games, including three regulation losses, by a combined score of 12-1.

The saving grace was Lawson Crouse, who broke the shutout for Colorado (4-4-0) with his third goal of the season with less than six minutes left.

“We have to simplify,” said coach Andre Tourigny. “At some point, when we have the opportunity to have a chance, we can’t pass it up.”

Tourigny tried to get the message across in the second period when he completely mixed up the lines by putting Dylan Guenther on the front line and adding Jack McBain to a line that included Matias Maccelli and Lawson Crouse.

Although it provided some momentum, it was quickly dashed by Casey Middlestadt's goal to make it 3-0, and shortly thereafter came Ivan Ivan's power play goal, his first in the NHL.

But Tourigny made it clear he wasn't at all happy with his team's lack of fight and emotion, which was evident in Tuesday's loss to Ottawa.

As for line combinations, he simply said, “We'll sleep on it, and we'll see.”

“If you look at every game, our possession and offensive zones are great, but we don't have enough volume,” he added. “The way we’re playing right now, we’re doing the opposite.”

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