The Blue Jackets defeated the Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night, spoiling the return of Peter Forsberg. "Too bad we lost," Forsberg said. "It felt like it's the first time I've played in about 11 months, so it was pretty hard. I thought we had a couple chances, but overall it was so-so, actually. I could have played better, but hopefully it gets better one game at a time." The loss was the sixth in a row for the Avalanche, who dropped to 11-2-0 when leading after a period. Forsberg played 22 shifts totaling 17? minutes and had one shot on goal.