By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Phoenix (9-5-0) at Colorado (10-3-2), 9:00 p.m. EDT

With bankruptcy proceedings over, the Phoenix Coyotes should be
able to remain in Glendale, Ariz. Unfortunately, they can't
avoid a trip to Colorado.

Following their first loss in four games, the Coyotes look to
hand the Western Conference-leading Avalanche their first home
loss Wednesday night.

Phoenix (9-5-0) fell 5-3 to Los Angeles on Monday night after
winning seven of nine. The Coyotes, though, got some positive
news Tuesday, with the closing of the bankrupt franchise's sale
to the NHL.

Notification of the closure was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
as the NHL payed about $140 million for the club. The league
plans to resell the team, preferably to an owner that won't move
the franchise.

For now, Phoenix's biggest concern will be trying to find a way
to beat a Colorado team that is 4-0-0 at home. The Avalanche
(10-3-2) are eager to head back to the Pepsi Center after a
tough second half of a four-game road trip, losing consecutive
contests in regulation for the first time this season.

"I don't know if there isn't a little bit of fatigue setting in
from being on the road so much," said first-year coach Joe
Sacco, whose team has played 11 of its last 13 on the road.

The Avalanche play three straight and four of five at home,
where they have outscored opponents 16-7.

Colorado is coming off a 3-0 loss to Vancouver on Sunday night,
failing to give goaltender Craig Anderson any support. The
Avalanche were shut out after being held to one goal in a loss
to San Jose on Friday night.

Anderson, who tied an NHL record with 10 wins in October, has
played every minute for the Avalanche and owns a 2.11
goals-against average.

He could be involved in a matchup featuring two of the league's
hottest goalies, as Ilya Bryzgalov is expected to make his 12th
start after sitting out the Coyotes' last game.

Bryzgalov is 8-3-0 with three shutouts and a 1.78 GAA. Phoenix
started Jason LaBarbera versus the Kings and matched a season
high in goals allowed.

The Coyotes needed a clutch effort from Bryzgalov in a shootout
to win their previous game, 3-2 against Anaheim on Saturday
night.

"We don't think we've played our best hockey and that's
frustrating and disappointing," winger Shane Doan said.

Doan had a goal and an assist against Los Angeles to take over
the team lead with 12 points (four goals, eight assists). He has
six goals and 10 assists in his last 12 games versus Colorado.

Doan, the seventh overall pick in the 1995 draft, will get
another chance to mentor the eighth selection in 2008, Mikkel
Boedker.

The 19-year-old winger was recalled Tuesday. He was held off the
scoresheet in five games with the Coyotes this season before
being sent to San Antonio of the AHL.

Boedker, a native of Denmark, had 11 goals and 17 assists in 78
games as a rookie last season. He scored in Phoenix's 3-0 win
over Colorado on April 1, the teams' last meeting.

The Coyotes won the season series 3-0-1, holding the Avalanche
to one goal or none in each of their victories.